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2013 BMW X5 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1556953
Internal NHTSA #	11197031
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	X5
Model Year	2013
File date	12/04/19
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving one rainy afternoon on a city road, i noticed smoke coming from under the hood. The smoke turned into flames. I pulled over and called 911. An off duty police officer stopped and had a fire extinguisher. He was able to put out most of the fire until the fire department showed up and finished the job. The firemen thought that the fire started in the air bag control module. The bmw dealer said that the fire started in the wiper motor. The car was at the dealer the previous week for the air bag recall.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	61000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	APEX, NC
VIN pattern	5UXZV4C59D0XXXXXX
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?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	18/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
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Transmission type
Vehicle speed	35
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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
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Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
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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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2013 BMW X5 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 BMW X5 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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