Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 740I / 1998

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000039448 Incident Date: May, 29 2000
Consumer's City: KINGS POINT Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 740I Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAGF8329WD Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 13 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Airbags did not deploy despite direct hit to drivers side door at significant speed when they should have deployed. we want to obtain an independent appraisal of this since the manufacturer claims (and we dispute) that they should not have deployed. *ak