general problems of the 2008 BMW 135

An electrical fire ignited under the passenger seat and passenger floorboard. Flames came out from under the passenger seat and floorboard. The driver sustained 3rd degree burns and was taken to the hospital skin grafts. The car was moving at the time of the fire.

2008 BMW 135i and my blower motor stopped working as I was driving a few moment later and I started to hear spark and smelt burning wires so I immediately thought of the safety recall that is being done on the 3 series BMW's I instantly turned off the climate control and fan speed and shut the car off I looked over and saw a little bit of smoke coming from under the passenger side so I went into the trunk and took the negative cable off the battery I then waited a few seconds and then took the kick plate off the passenger side to take a look at the blower motor and I find burnt broken wires coming from the part of the harness that connects into the blower motor I instantly unplugged it and tape it up with electrical tape once done I proceeded to call up my nearest BMW dealership and after explaining to them what happened they told me that there was nothing I could do but pay out of pocket to get it fixed because my car wasn't covered under recall so I hung up the phone and call BMW of USA headquarters and spoke to some guy that proceeded to tell me the same thing the dealership told me and that I would have to get a diagnosis done to prove it was the same issue that has happened on the 3 series even tho it's the same part numbers and same symptoms. I asked him if I went there and proved that it was the same issue would I be covered and he proceeded to tell me no that a recall is based off of statistics and that even if my car went on fire like a lot of the 3 series did that there is still nothing I could do because my car wasn't on the recall list.