Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 540IA / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004270014 Incident Date: Apr, 07 2004
Consumer's City: GEORGETOWN Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 540IA Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 09 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Headlamp internal adjusting rods (brittle plastic material) fail prematurely causing headlamp bean to deflect and lamp beams to shudder or wiggle. this tends to reduce the field of vision for drivers and to blind oncoming motorists.