{"source":"NHTSA vehicle owner complaint","officialApiUrl":"https://api.nhtsa.gov/complaints/odinumber?odinumber=11543116","retrievedAt":"2026-11-05T03:28:32.895Z","count":1,"results":[{"odiNumber":11543116,"manufacturer":"BMW of North America, LLC","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/18/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"09/07/2023","vin":"5UXCR6C5XKL","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TELEMATICS CONTROL UNIT HAS FAILED AND HAS WATER INGRESS. THIS CAUSES THE ONBOARD EMERGENCY SOS SYSTEM TO FAIL AND NOT WORK, MAKE FALSE CALLS AND RISK A DRIVER ABILITY TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY CALL OR FOR THE VEHICLE TO CALL FOR HELP.   THIS ALSO POSES A RISK IN THAT WATER SEEPS INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CARS SHELL THROUGH THE ANTENNA. CREATING RUST, MOLD AND DECAY. WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY AFFECT THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, HEAD LINER AND EVENTUALLY PASSENGERS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS.   THE CAR EVENTUALLY HAS TO BE GARAGED OR COVERED AT ALL TIMES IN EVENT OF RAIN OR SNOW.   THIS HAS BEEN SEEN WIRH OWNERS OF THIS PARTICULAR MAKE, MODEL,  YEAR SERIES. UNFORTUNATELY, MORE PEOPLE HAS YET TO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE IF THEOR VEHICLE IS ALWAYS GARAGED OR COVERED","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2019","productMake":"BMW","productModel":"X5","manufacturer":"BMW of North America, LLC"}]}]}