Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit BreakersFire1 injured
Filed Nov 22, 1996PA
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE BRAKE LIGHT, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK *JB
1994 BMW 540
Routine
Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsService Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 28, 1995OH
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AT NO GIVEN TIME CAR WILL NOT STOP DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. TT
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.