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2000 BMW 328I — STRUCTURE:BODY

firecrash2 injured · 1442225 · 2018-01-22

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
328I
Year
2000
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
167,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS HIT BY A DRIVER GOING APPROX 100MPH ON HIGHWAY 50E FROM BEHIND AND AFTER BEING SEVERALLY HIT MY TEKATA AIRBAG DAMAGED MY CHEST, HURT MY FACE, BURNED MY CLOTHES, ARMS, AND MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO BREATHE. THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED IF BMW HAD MORE AVAILABILITY TO INFORM, REPLACE AND FIX SUCH A HORRIFIC EVENT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11064300
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown