Bmw owner claims soft close automatic door feature is defective and caused finger injury.
Bmw soft close doors lawsuit.
Bmw x5 soft close electric door allegedly cuts off owner s thumb.
District court for the eastern district of new york godwin boateng v.
The x5 s soft closing automatic door.
And now the man is thumbing his nose at the automaker in the form of a lawsuit.
December 14 2016 a bmw soft close automatic door lawsuit alleges the soft close systems are.
Instead of seeking compensation for their injuries they accused bmw of misleading owners into buying cars without finger sensing technology.
The bmw lawsuit states that when the vehicle door is within 6 mm of the lock the technology pulls the door to a close and locks it.
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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.
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.