Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 5 SERIES / 2004

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004307913 Incident Date: Nov, 12 2004
Consumer's City: BALTIMORE Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 5 SERIES Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:seat heater/cooler
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: WBANB33534B Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 13 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 25 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The drivers side seat warmer caused a fire in my 2003 bmw 545. i was real lucky that i smelled a strange odor and was able to put the fire out after shutting off the seat warmer. *jb