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2011 BMW 328I — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1102305 · 2014-08-26

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
328I
Year
2011
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
50,158
Speed
18 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS FOLLOWING MY HUSBAND HOME FROM WORKING AROUND 5PM ON JULY 28TH AND AS HE PRECEDED TO TURN LEFT, I OBSERVED TRAFFIC AND SAW IT WAS SAFE TO FOLLOW THROUGH AS WELL. AS I WAS TURNING ANOTHER GENTLEMAN CAME THROUGH THE LIGHT GOING APPROXIMATELY 45-50MPH AND WE HAD A COLLISION. MY DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS IN THE FRONT AND THE CAR WAS THEREFORE TOTALED. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I PROCEEDED TO HIT MY FOREHEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. HIS AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY AND HE WAS IN A 2013 328I AND I WAS IN A 2011 328I. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE OR WHY MINE DID NOT DEPLOY...UPDATED 10/06/14 *BF UPDATED 3/25/2015*JS..*TR...UPDATED 12/09/15 *BF . UPDATED 05/17/2017 *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10628298
Machine
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