Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 318 / 1995

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 997121528 Incident Date: Aug, 04 1997
Consumer's City: RICHMOND Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 318 Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: WBABE5320SJ Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 02 1997 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Air bag: driving approximately 30mph when a car ahead stopped. ran into the back of the car and neither air bag deployed. bmw investigator said air bags should not have gone off. *ak driver's head smashed his head into the windshield during the accident. *slc