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2003 BMW 330I — AIR BAGS

2 fatalfirecrash5 injured · 1667580 · 2020-06-07

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
330I
Year
2003
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
75,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
2
Injured
5
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN BY MY HOUSE AND THE TRANSMISION STARTED SLIPPING AS WELL AS IT CATCHING AND BREAKING ONE OF THE AXLES LEAVING THE CAR TO BE STUCK NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE PERIOD SURELY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THIS RESULTED IN THE CAR GETTING HIT AND THE FUEL TANK EXPLODING MY AUNT WANT NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT OF THE CAR TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND AGAIN THIS CAR DIDN'T ALLOW THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY THE LOCATION IS UNKOWN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11327653
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown