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2004 BMW 330I Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1205699
Internal NHTSA #	10745516
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	330I
Model Year	2004
File date	31/07/15
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Light output from my car is extremely poor causing a safety concern. Upon investigating why the light output is so poor, i have determined that like many others the lights fitted into this 2004 bmw 330i are manufactured for bmw by a company called zkw who used plastic for the reflector lenses for the hid assemblies. This plastic degrades and becomes burnt which significantly diminishes the light output, even from new oem bulbs that were installed in the car. A light meter indicates that these lights now have less than 50% of the light output of the same car using lights manufactured by al that bmw also used on these vehicles. Longevity of light output availability through lighting design and manufacture should not be considered a wear item by the vehicle maker. This is for the safety of both the vehicle owner and others on the road who may be subjected to a crash caused by poor visibility.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	135000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HOLLY SPRINGS, NC
VIN pattern	WBAEV53424KXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	45
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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 BMW 330I Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 BMW 330I Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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