2000 BMW 540I — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 BMW 540I — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Start: 2010-10-08

fire · 822216 · 2010-10-26

Vehicle

Make: BMW
Model: 540I
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 109,000
Speed: 35 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

ENGINE FIRE: ELECTRONIC THERMOSTAT WIRES OVERHEATED AND CAUSED WIRES AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS TO BURN. SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN DEGRADED. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10362407
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown