NHTSA Complaint #10142644 — 1998 BMW M ROADSTER

STRUCTURE:BODY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10142644
Vehicle	1998 BMW M ROADSTER
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident	September 19, 2005
Date Filed	November 14, 2005
Mileage	79,553 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	WI

Consumer Description

(1)I NOTICED THERE WERE CREAKS COMING FROM THE TRUNK. I SAW FIVE SPOT WELDS PULLED THROUGH THE SHEET METAL FROM THE MIDDLE TO THE LEFT SIDE, AND THE SHEET METAL WAS SEPARATING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TRUNK. (2) AFTER BRINGING IN THE '98 M-ROADSTER IN TO A BMW DEALERSHIP FOR AN ESTIMATE I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE IF I WERE TO BE INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT. (3) THE TRUNK WAS RE-WELDED, BUT NOT REINFORCED. *NM

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