NHTSA complaint: 2007 BMW X5 SAV — AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X5 MINI COOPER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE "NEUTRAL" POSITION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TRAFFIC SIGNAL POLE. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE LEVEL OF IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE BODY DAMAGES TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation