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2008 BMW 5 SERIES Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1421773
Internal NHTSA #	11043668
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	5 SERIES
Model Year	2008
File date	28/10/17
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving and bumped up against a sidewalk curve and my airbags deployed as well as my car shut off. It will not start another more and the hood underneath was on fire. (smoke was present).
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	3
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HYATTSVILLE, MD
VIN pattern	WBANV93548CXXXXXX
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
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	13/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	15
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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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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2008 BMW 5 SERIES Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 BMW 5 SERIES Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?