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2008 Bmw 3 SERIES Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1521655
Internal NHTSA #	11161077
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	3 SERIES
Model Year	2008
File date	15/03/18
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I received a recall letter telling me to stand by for another recall letter to then tell me to have the car fixed. The car blown up parked outside of my house it has not been used for 24 hours prior to the incident. I have just now recently recieved the second recall letter months later no. 17v-676
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	160000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	DORCHESTER, MA
VIN pattern	WBAVD53578AXXXXXX
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	30/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	0
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 3 SERIES Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Bmw 3 SERIES Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?