| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006084231 | Incident Date: Sep, 30 2006 |
| Consumer's City: SWAMPSCOTT | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 323I | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Structure:frame and members |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 02 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1) there were no events out of the ordinary leading up to the failure of the rear subframe. all driving was normal in normal conditions. 2)cracked/separated rear subframe, failed due to engineering flaws in design and use of materials. consequences of this failure could be catastrophic and result in severe injury and or death. 3)i had my car inspected by bmw na at my local bmw dealer. bmwna agreed that the rear subframe was in fact broken and they would not be willing to participate in the repair of this. bmwag (germany) has acknowledge this compliant and problem and had ordered a recall for this year the car was manufactured. problem is currently being corrected with a combination of welding and metal reinforcement plates. *jb |
