Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / X5 / 2001

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000201067 Incident Date: Oct, 12 2000
Consumer's City: ROCKVILLE CENTRE Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: X5 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body:door
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAFB33591L Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 13 2000 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The brand new x5 has dangerously designed front doors. the jamb of the door sweeps back to a very sharp metal point. when you open or close the door, the top can strike you in the head causing injury. this is because when you grab the handle you don't realize that the top sweeps further back near your head. i had poked my eyelid on august 14th and called bmw. i now have severely injured my ear. getting 11 stiches. i called bmw on 10/13/00 to file another report. if one is six feet tall, this car will injure them. *ak *nlm **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis*734326