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1989 BMW 5 SERIES — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 fatalcrash1 injured · 743687 · 2009-11-11

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
5 SERIES
Year
1989
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY MOTHER ENTERED A PARKING GARAGE AND WE SUSPECT THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED AS IT HAD DONE IT BEFORE. SHE HIT A WALL AND WAS KILLED. SHE WAS QUITE COHERENT AND AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER. SHE WAS DRIVING A 1989 BMW 500 SERIES. IT WAS NEVER PROVEN BUT THERE WAS A PROGRAM ON 20/20 WHERE THIS SAME THING HAPPENED AND THE DRIVER HIT A TREE AND SOME CHILDREN WERE KILLED.. HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER SIMILAR REPORTS WITH BMW? *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10291909
Machine
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