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2007 BMW 3 SERIES Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1522913
Internal NHTSA #	11162148
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	3 SERIES
Model Year	2007
File date	16/11/18
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was going between 30 and 35 mph through city streets at roughly 3am on my way back from my commute which is roughly 60 miles. I noticed it started to smell like burning plastic and immediately after smoke was visible coming from hood vents, i parked the car as soon as i could and popped the hood and the heat cover for the hood was on fire along with most other components in the engine bay. My friend immediately called 911 for assistance as i ran and tried to warn neighbors , within 7 minutes the car was completely chard. No maitnance lights were on and nothing seemed to be a problem. The two recalls i never received both would explan this incedent nhtsa campaign number: 17v683000 nhtsa campaign number: 17v676000
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	100000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	VALLEJO, CA
VIN pattern	WBAVC53577FXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
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	35
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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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2007 BMW 3 SERIES Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 BMW 3 SERIES Unknown Or Other Problems, Complaints and Defects

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