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2002 BMW 3 SERIES — AIR BAGS

crash · 1079219 · 2014-06-24

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
3 SERIES
Year
2002
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
130,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WAS DRIVING ON A CLOVERLEAF RAMP IN BATON ROUGE, LA. (HWY 61 & FLORIDA BLVD.) WHEN PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED CAUSING ME TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. I THEN HIT A DRAIN ON THE CURBING AND BLEW OUT BOTH RIGHT SIDE TIRES AND BENT RIMS. OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 90* WITH NO RAIN. ( NOT SURE OF EXACT VEHICLE MILEAGE B/C CAR IS IN SHOP) I CAN GET PICTURES IF NEEDED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10605763
Machine
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