Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 328I / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004296671 Incident Date: Aug, 24 2004
Consumer's City: CARROLLTON Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 328I Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:brake lights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAAM5334XF Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 24 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Consumer's vehicle experienced the same problem as mentioned in nhtsa recall 00v048000; the brake lamps in these vehicles are controlled by a switch activated by the movement of the brake pedal. this switch could fail internally, causing it to remain either in the "brake lamps off" position or in the "brake lamps on" position. dealership indicated to the consumer this recall is only for the vehicle manufacturer's in 2000. *ak