Bmw Soft Close Door Injury

December 14 2016 a bmw soft close automatic door lawsuit alleges the soft close systems are defective and cause injuries to fingers and other body parts that get caught in the doors.

Bmw soft close door injury.

Slamstop ensures full closure of car doors at the first attempt and precludes them from opening while the car is on the move. The recent cases follow a class action lawsuit filed against bmw several years ago which also claimed that the soft close door feature can mangle fingers and needs to be equipped with sensors. Notice the gentle push of the driver advantages bmw s soft close was initially installed on the 2002 7 series which seems just about right given. The bmw soft close automatic door lawsuit was filed in the the u s.

In april 2017 a california judge dismissed a class action lawsuit pdf from three people who suffered finger injuries from the bmw soft close automatic doors. The owners fail to demonstrate how bmw has a greater obligation to prevent injury stemming from soft close doors as opposed to injuries arising from the normal use of a regular door the automaker. Hi everyone here s a video that shows how to add bimmertech s soft close doors to your f30. It is common for car doors not to close completely on the first try.

50 db comparable to the sound of drizzle working. The plaintiff is. Beginning in 2002 bmw began developing marketing advertising and selling vehicles with soft close doors an optional add on costing approximately 500 to 1 000 that auto activates and pulls the door of the vehicle to the frame of the vehicle and firmly closes it when the door is within 6mm of the closed position. Short clip showing the soft close doors in action.

Slamstop device closes the doors automatically. How to fix soft close door lock on a bmw step by step repair. Soft close door in operation. District court for the eastern district of new york godwin boateng v.

Instead of seeking compensation for their injuries they accused bmw of misleading owners into buying cars without finger sensing technology. Try everything at your own risk and thanks for watching bryan.