NHTSA Complaint #11151837 — 2011 BMW 328I

SEATS issue reported to NHTSA

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Crash 1 Injury

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11151837
Vehicle	2011 BMW 328I
Component	SEATS
Date of Incident	October 5, 2018
Date Filed	November 15, 2018
Mileage	50,000 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	No
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

STOPPED AFTER EXCITING FREEWAY WITH TRAFFIC FLOW. SUV CAME UP BEHIND ME AND DIDN'T STOP AND HIT ME FROM BEHIND GOING 40-60 MPH. IMPACT THREW ME BACK THEN HEADREST DEPLOYED AND PUNCHED ME IN THE BACK OF HEAD WHICH I THEN HIT SEARING WHEEL. INSTANTLY FELT PAIN IN NECK AND HEAD. TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL. 2 C.T. SCANS DONE,CHEST XRAYS, AND 2 MRIS OF NECK AND BRAIN SHOWING SPINAL STENOSIS OF CERVICAL REGION, BULGE OF CERVICAL DISC WITHOUT MYELOPATHY. I ALSO SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND WHIPLASH WHICH IS STILL PRESENT AS OF TODAY. CAR TOTALLED. ONE OF DOCTORS STATED IMPACT FROM HEADREST DEPLOYING WAS SAME AS BEING PUNCHED IN BACK OF HEAD FROM A 200 LB. MAN.

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