Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 328I / 1998

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000237012 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 328I Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:side/window
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: WBACD432XWA Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 22 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The side air bag failed to deploy out the air bag door cover, when the vehicle hit a curb on rainy night, instead the air bag deployed down the door and blew off the entire door panel. injures were caused as a result of the door trim which flew off and hit the passenger in the ribs. photos attached. a field engineer took photos and the vehicle was being used in a training session being held there. *ph *jb