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2002 BMW 325I Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1507444
Internal NHTSA #	11142336
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	325I
Model Year	2002
File date	26/09/18
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On wednesday, seotember 26 2018 - my car had been parked outside since friday, sept 21. It had rained a great deal that weekend. At 1:00 in the afternoon, i went to get in the car and the windows were black from the inside. I had been smelling a strange electircal bruning smell all day. I did not open the door. I called the fire department. They arrived and investigated. The inside of the car on the drivers side dash was completely melted and the dash was still on fire inside. The pillar airbag had exploded and melted and had spewed plastic on the front seats. The upper driver side corner area of the windsheild was broken from the inside as though something had cataplulted into it from below. The pillar bag inflator was found on the floor of the car and was burnt in the bottom. The driver door panel had deployed. The car was a total loss
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	168000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LOUISVILLE, KY
VIN pattern	WBAEV33482KXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2002 BMW 325I Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2002 BMW 325I Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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