Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / M ROADSTER / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004044453 Incident Date: Sep, 30 2004
Consumer's City: DEXTER Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: M ROADSTER Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:frame and members
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5UMCL93482L Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 27 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 04 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2002 bmw m roadster trunk crossmember (supports the rear differential) separating from the rest of the car. spot welds pulled out. danger of the whole crossmember separating from the chassis. corrected by an independent in toledo, oh. crossmember reinforced by an internal i-beam, welded to new custom-fabricated supports on the longitudinal rails. the oem crossmember is now merely cosmetic. differential cover replaced by one with a pair of mounts instead of just one to distribute load. vehicle had less than 25,000 miles on the odometer. jb