A putative class action against BMW of North America alleging the company knew of electrical defects in its vehicles but failed to warn regulators or the public will continue in federal court, a U.S. District Court judge held last week.
Multiple plaintiffs, including a consolidated class action complaint brought by Gabriel Patlan, Wendy Vasquez and Vikkie Wilkinson, filed lawsuits against BMW in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The plaintiffs alleged their vehicles had defective blower-motor wiring systems and valve heaters which caused their vehicles to “spontaneously combust and catch fire,” even when the vehicles are not in operation, according to the opinion filed March 28.
