Consumer Complaint Detail

BMW / 323I / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999221423 Incident Date: Aug, 10 1999
Consumer's City: GLENDALE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC
Model Name: 323I Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:side/window
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WBAAM3330YF Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 17 2003 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 18 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The side airbag recall 02v223000 was remedied on 11/4/02. on 11/11/02, while driving, the side air bag deployed without warning. the dealer repaired and replaced. in 06/03 the air bag warning light illuminated again. consumer was very concerned about the integrity of the vehicle's air bag system. *ak on three separate occasions the srs light had come. the dealer stated it was defective and replaced it. while the vehicle was in motion, the passenger side srs and head protection airbag deployed due to the crash sensor being triggered and caused debris to fill the cabin, the first time the srs light had come on the dealer suggested the seat belt had a faulty latch, and the second time they claimed there was a short. refer to: odi-10024877 scc *jb