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Complaint 1366944

2001 BMW 325I • AIR BAGS • incident Dec 9, 2016

Crash
Yes
Fire
Yes
Injuries
2
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1366944
Make
BMW
Model
325I
Model Year
2001
Component
AIR BAGS
Incident Date
Dec 9, 2016
Date Received
Mar 29, 2017
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

AIR BAGS

Owner Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 BMW 325I. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED OVER SIX TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, WHICH WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A SPRAIN TO HER NECK AND BACK, CONSISTENT HEADACHES, AND INTERNAL BLEEDING FROM HER GALLBLADDER. THE OTHER PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK, BUT SPECIFICS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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