NHTSA Complaint #11516933 — 2018 BMW 530E ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11516933
Vehicle	2018 BMW 530E
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	March 3, 2023
Date Filed	April 13, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

KLE MODULE FAILURE - Causing short on EV Hard Wires Wall Charger. Module Burned out on vehicle, which could cause fire and electrical problems. This failure also causes problems with emissions issues as this is a Hybrid Vehicle. BMW has has several issues with this and advising that it is not a covered part in the 2018 module, but has been covered and repaired in 2019 + Vehicles.

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