NHTSA Complaint #11015062 — 2013 BMW 328I

ON 6/5/2017 I WAS DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IN THE AFTERNOON AT ABOUT 65 MPH (WHICH IS A LEGAL SPEED LIMIT) WHEN MY CAR STARTED SHUDDERING, SHAKING AND SLOWING DOWN AND A MESSAGE CAME ON SAYING "DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION." I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY HUSBAND WHO TOLD ME TO PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR FOR 5 MINUTES. HE MANAGED TO CALM ME DOWN. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, THE MESSAGE WAS GONE AND IT DROVE OK. I WAS VERY SCARED TO DRIVE IT BUT THE MESSAGE HAS NOT COME BACK. INSTEAD MY HUSBAND'S BMW X3 2013 HAD THE SAME MESSAGE 2 MONTHS LATER AND HE WAS ALSO ON THE HIGHWAY DURING THE INCIDENT. BMW SERVICE TOLD HIM THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE TIMING BELT. WE WERE READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND PRIMARILY THEY ARE ABOUT THE DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION - IT HAS A FAULTY PLASTIC PART, WHICH SINCE 2015 WAS REPLACED BY A METAL PART. I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED (AND MY HUSBAND TOO). WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR BMW OR NHTSA TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM - A DEATH OR FEW?