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2004 BMW 330I — AIR BAGS

crash1 injured · 1187417 · 2015-06-02

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
330I
Year
2004
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
120,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I SIDE SWIPED A CURB AT A WEIRD ANGLE AND IT CAUSED MY DRIVE SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SIDE AIR BAGS TO GO OFF. THE DRIVER AIRBAG EXPLODED WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT BROKEN MY COLLAR BONE SEVERELY ENOUGH THAT I HAD TO HAVE SURGERY AND METAL PLATES PUT IT TO HOLD IT BACK TO TOGETHER.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10722844
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown