Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 328I / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004286497 Incident Date: Jun, 07 2004
Consumer's City: BEND Consumer's State: OR
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 328I Model Year: 1999
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#: WBAAM5333XK Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 21 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The subframe ripped out from under the vehicle while driving. vehicle was then driven to the dealership. the rear tires separated from the body of the vehicle, and only were attached by the shocks and rear axle. dealership indicated that the factory didn't reinforce the unibody to the subframe, which caused this failure to occur. *ak