Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 525I / 1992

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004026816 Incident Date: Mar, 06 2004
Consumer's City: FRESNO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 525I Model Year: 1992
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAHD6318NB Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 29 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: vehicle was involved in an frontal impact the air bags deployed, however the consumer sustained 3rd degree burns to the chin area, and had to have root canal work on a tooth. the vehicle was totaled. no repairs were made. there was a small deployment and it was like it was fire, red flaming area on the air bag that actually ignited. *ak