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2008 BMW 5 SERIES Wheels Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	873012
Internal NHTSA #	10417413
Manufacurer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	5 SERIES
Model Year	2008
File date	29/07/11
Component	WHEELS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving down the road, the rim separated causing the tire to go flat. Had we been traveling at a high rate of speed the results could have been much worse. Bmw, as i have come to find out, declines any responsibility. Do your job!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	55000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	LITTLE ROCK, MS
VIN pattern	WBANU53578CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	11/09/24
Was original owner?
Anti-lock brakes
Cruise control
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	55
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

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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2008 BMW 5 SERIES Wheels Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 BMW 5 SERIES Wheels Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?