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2008 BMW 7 SERIES — AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

crash · 815217 · 2010-09-20

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
7 SERIES
Year
2008
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

Severity

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

Narrative

2008 BMW 750I. CONSUMER STATES AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A COLLISION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS T-BONED AT AN INTERSECTION BY A CAR WHO RAN A RED LIGHT AT OVER 45 MPH. *JB THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A FROM THE SPECIAL PRODUCT INVESTIGATION WHICH STATED THE IMPACT WAS A RELATIVELY LIGHT SIDE-SWIPE TYPE OF COLLISION IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE LETTER ALSO STATED THE IMPACT ENERGY WAS NOT ONLY TOO LOW TO WARRANT DEPLOYMENT OF THE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG, IT WAS TOO LOW TO DEPLOY OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM DEVICES THAT HAD A LOWER THRESHOLD. UPDATED 10/04/10*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10356451
Machine
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