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2011 BMW 335 — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1124967 · 2014-10-28

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
335
Year
2011
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
64,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ANOTHER VEHICLE TOOK A HARD ILLEGAL RIGHT FROM THE LEFT HAND LANE AS I WAS GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I WAS FORCED TO HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE AND BOUNCED OFF AND HIT HEAD-ON INTO A TEXACO SIGN. THE AIR BACK BARELY DEPLOYED OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PLASTIC,ETC. HIT ME IN THE FACE AND BROKE MY ORBIT BONE AND CHEEK BONE. I HAD FACIAL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY TO REPAIR MY EYE FLOOR AND CHEEK BONE WITH TITANIUM. I JUST SURVIVED STAGE 4 THROAT CANCER THIS YEAR AND MY JAWS ARE NOW IRREPLACEABLE FROM RADIATION. ON ONE SIDE OF MY FACE I DID HAVE SOME LEVEL OF TRAUMA TO MY JAW BONE BUT DID NOT BREAK IT. HOWEVER I DO WORRY LONG TERM EFFECT ON THE HEALTH OF MY JAW. THE BMW WAS TOTALED...UPDATED 11/19/14 *BF UPDATED 8/12/2015*JS *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10650911
Machine
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