| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007112966 | Incident Date: Mar, 14 2007 |
| Consumer's City: SARASOTA | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: Z3 | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Seats |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4USCJ3337WL | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 23 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 27 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: March 2007 driving at 40 mph and upon stopping at red light seat jolts forward causing foot to slip off of brake and nearly causing accident. this happens constantly now on both driver and passenger seat of 1998 bmw z-3. upon taking car to shop after shop and dealer i was told it would cost $470.00 a seat to fix. i was also told that this part was determined defective by bmw and changed in the next model after it was discovered. this is a very dangerous situation and these parts should be recalled and replaced to save the public from useless and avoidable accidents. *tr |
