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1999 BMW 323I — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

crash1 injured · 275839 · 2001-02-23

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
323I
Year
1999
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH ON HIGHWAY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A CURB. AND HIS HEAD HIT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. BECAUSE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. BUT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
881330
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown