{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11761005,"manufacturer":"BMW of North America, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/15/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"08/31/2026","vin":"WBA53BJ04NC","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"On XXX, while stopped at a traffic light, I accelerated normally in my 2022 BMW 540i. After moving only a few feet, I heard a loud metallic clank from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle immediately lost all ability to propel itself. It would still shift between gears, but pressing the accelerator would not move the vehicle. A drivetrain warning appeared after the failure. There were no meaningful warning symptoms beforehand.  The vehicle was towed to an authorized BMW dealer (Paul Miller BMW in [XXX]), where the rear differential/driveline was identified as the apparent failed component. The vehicle remains completely inoperable and is available for inspection.  NHTSA identifies this vehicle as subject to Recall 26V525. The recall concerns excessive wear at the connection between the driveshaft and rear differential and warns that the defect can result in loss of power to the rear wheels and possible vehicle rollaway. The failure I experienced appears consistent with the condition described in that recall. The recall is currently listed as \u201cRecall Incomplete, remedy not yet available.\u201d I contacted BMW North America and the servicing BMW dealer because the vehicle has already experienced the apparent recalled failure and cannot be driven.  The dealer advised me that BMW became involved but, because the recall is presently \u201cunclear,\u201d BMW would not provide documentation confirming whether the failed rear differential is covered. I was further advised that the only current option is to pay for the repair and seek reimbursement once the recall remedy becomes available.  This leaves me with an immobilized vehicle subject to an active federal safety recall involving the same driveline components that failed, but with no current remedy or definitive coverage determination. My third-party service-contract administrator is also declining to authorize the repair because BMW has announced responsibility for the recall condition.  INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2022","productMake":"BMW","productModel":"540I","manufacturer":"BMW of North America, LLC"}]}]}