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2005 BMW 330I Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	967076
Internal NHTSA #	10500716
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	330I
Model Year	2005
File date	16/04/12
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Purchased the car in april 2012. Noticed that the xenon headlights were not outputting as much light as i thought they should. Inspected the area behind the headlights (the reflective bowls) and discovered that they were burned. Upon researching online, i have found that this is a common problem for the zkw xenon equipped bmw 3 series (e46) vehicles, and the nhtsa has many complaints about this problem already. This is a safety defect in my mind. Headlight reflectors should not burn from their designed usage. This will cost thousands of dollars to replace the headlight assemblies. Bmw should issue a recall for this serious problem .
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	87500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN FRANCISCO, CA
VIN pattern	WBAEV53485KXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
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
Number of cylinders	6
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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.
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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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2005 BMW 330I Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 BMW 330I Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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