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
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005046383 Incident Date: Sep, 18 2005
Consumer's City: KENOSHA Consumer's State: WI
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:body
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBSCK9331WL Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 13 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 23 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: (1)i noticed there were creaks coming from the trunk. i saw five spot welds pulled through the sheet metal from the middle to the left side, and the sheet metal was separating on the left side of the trunk. (2) after bringing in the '98 m-roadster in to a bmw dealership for an estimate i was told the car was not safe if i were to be involved in a rear end accident. (3) the trunk was re-welded, but not reinforced. *nm