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Complaint 1447209

2001 BMW 325I • AIR BAGS • incident Dec 18, 2017

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
1
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1447209
Make
BMW
Model
325I
Model Year
2001
Component
AIR BAGS
Incident Date
Dec 18, 2017
Date Received
Feb 12, 2018
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

AIR BAGS

Owner Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG ABRUPTLY AND WITHOUT AN IMPACT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO VISIBLE METAL FRAGMENTS; HOWEVER, THE DEPLOYMENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND CEILING. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RIM WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND NECK CAUSED BY THE FORCE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000. *TT *TR

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

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