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2004 BMW 3 SERIES Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1425897
Internal NHTSA #	11047229
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	3 SERIES
Model Year	2004
File date	08/09/16
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Vehicle adaptive xenon headlight wiring is faulty . Wire insulation is cracking/deteriorating and entire wires are breaking apart. Symptoms start with flickering xenon headlight eventually (about a week later) stops working at all. Vehicle is moving or stationary, engine on. The faulty wires are in a weather sealed compartment of the headlight and have never (to my knowledge) even been unsealed/accessed since leaving the factory. The issue is on the passenger side, unknown if it is on the driver side as well. The attached photo shows back side of the headlight housing looking down, with the weather-sealed compartment open. All exposed wire is as a result of the issue, nobody has actively cut or stripped the wires. Problem first noticed in sept of 2016, attempts were made to repair but now it has happened again, worse.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	100000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN DIEGO, CA
VIN pattern	WBABW53464PXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	06/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 BMW 3 SERIES Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 BMW 3 SERIES Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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