← NHTSA complaints

2009 BMW 335XI — AIR BAGS

crash · 811851 · 2010-09-03

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
335XI
Year
2009
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
4,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 328XI. PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL; YET WHEN THE DRIVERS CELL PHONE RANG THE AIR BAGS INVOLUNTARILY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT OCCURRED NEXT BUT THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 4,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10353679
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown