Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / M ROADSTER / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005034732 Incident Date: Jun, 04 2005
Consumer's City: BOISE Consumer's State: ID
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: M ROADSTER Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBSCK933XWL Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 17 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 01 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1998 bmw m roadster rear sub-frame failure (1) normal driving (non-racing) led to a torn rear differential mount and sub-frame crack. (2) car was undriveable as the rear axles were rubbing on the exhaust and the differential was 5" from touching the ground (3) i had a private mechanic do the repair work which consisted of replacing the whole rear sub-frame and putting in a new, reinforced one. *nm