Complaint 447275
2003 BMW 318I • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS • incident Dec 31, 2003
- Complaint ID
- 447275
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 318I
- Model Year
- 2003
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
- Incident Date
- Dec 31, 2003
- Date Received
- Dec 31, 2003
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Owner Narrative
I WAS BLINDED TONIGHT BY THE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS ON A CAR 100 OR MORE FEET FROM ME THAT WAS COMING OUT OF A GAS STATION. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM THE GAS STATION AND BECUASE O BEING BLINDED I DIDN'T SEE A ROAD DIVIDER. MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HIT IT A A LOW SPEED AND BLEW THE TIRE AND BENT THE RIM. OBVIOUSLY THE OTHER DRIVER DIDN'T KNOW I EXISTED OR HAD BEEN FINANCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY IMPACTED BY HIS HEADLIGHTS BUT IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME WHEN SOME UNEXPLAINED FATAL ACCIDENT WILL HAVE THE SAME ROOTS. THANK YOU, DAN STERNBERG
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.