| Issue ID | 716999 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10262573 |
| Manufacurer | BMW of North America, LLC |
| Brand | BMW |
| Model | 325I |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 20/03/09 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I have a 2005 bmw 325i and recently been experiencing intermittent failure of my turn signal. While i was driving on the road today it failed to operate and i was almost rear ended by a school bus full of children on the road... The bus had to slam on its breaks avoiding major catastrophe by inches. We stopped and made sure all of the children were okay and went our separate ways. I had switched the bulbs out just last week on vehicle and rechecked the tail light assembly. I discovered charred wiring and a charred wiring plug. I contacted bmw north america and they acknowledged that there is an issue regarding the design of the tail light wiring but there was no recall in place... This is outrageous and it is only a matter of time before somebody has to pay for bmw's design flaw with their life... 20 children and myself almost did today. The service bulletin bmw issued on this is #630306. I ask the highway administration to investigate this matter immediately. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 56600 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ALEXANDRIA, VA |
| VIN pattern | WBAET37455NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 15 |
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