A 2013 BMW X5 owner won a $1.9 million lawsuit after a soft-close door severed his thumb.; The jury found BMW liable despite no defect being identified in the door. BMW maintains the car is safe ...

The pros The first time the BMW Soft Close system was used on a production model was in 2007 on the 7 Series. As a rather innovative idea, making its way to the 7 Series made perfect sense ...

Godwin Boateng, a resident of Long Island, NY, ended up having to carry his severed thumb into the emergency room after his BMW X5’s SCAD sensor (Soft Closing Automatic Doors) activated the ...

Certain 2014 BMW X5 crossovers are being recalled for an issue with the Soft Close Automatic (SCA) feature. The NHTSA has also launched a probe into 2013 and 2014 Sentra and Versa models for a ...

Yet another driver has come forward with a horror story about BMW’s soft close automatic doors, a luxury feature designed to provide “a helping hand” in tight parking spaces.

A Brooklyn jury ruled in favor of a man who had part of his thumb chopped off by the motorized so-called “soft close” door of his dream car in 2016 – and ordered BMW to fork over $1.9 ...

BMW is being sued by a BMW X5 owner, after his right thumb was severed by his luxury SUV’s self-closing door, reports the New York Post.. On July 6, 2016, 61-year-old Godwin Boateng, was ...

DETROIT (AP) - BMW is recalling more than 45,000 older 7-Series cars in the U.S. because the doors can open unexpectedly while they're being driven. The recall covers certain 745i, 745Li, 750i ...