Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 540I / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004255390 Incident Date: Jan, 14 2004
Consumer's City: CENTERVILLE Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 540I Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:power adjust
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 09 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The driver seat creates a clicking noise and moves out of place (very minor movement) at numerous times (as in not in locked position) while making turns. took to dealer and they want a fortune to check it out. the 540i only has 65k miles on it. it can be a dangerous situation, if the chair some how loses it locking. *cb