| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005011216 | Incident Date: Feb, 26 2005 |
| Consumer's City: MAYAGUEZ | Consumer's State: PR |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 525I | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:alternator/generator/regulator |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBADT43431G | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 11 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 04 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Alternator failure (of a 525i bmw 2001) due to the entrance of leaves and dirty through the cooling hose of the alternator and getting into the electrical parts of the alternator (iodes). this lead to fire and damage of the alternator. the hose is aproximately 2.5 in. and it doesn't have any filter to clean the air or avoid particles to come in. |
