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2020 BMW X3 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 2211683 · 2026-06-01

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
X3
Year
2020
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
65,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owns a 2020 BMW X3. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle and turning the engine off, approximately 10 minutes later a burning rubber odor was present inside the cablin of the vehicle and smoke was present coming from under the hood. The contact opened the hood discovered flames coming from the engine. The fire and police departments were called to the scene and the fire was extinguished the flame. During the incident the vehicle destroyed and later lowed away. A fire and police report was taken. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: ( ). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced that same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 65,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11741213
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown