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2003 BMW E36 Air Bags Frontal Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	627689
Internal NHTSA #	10188850
Manufacurer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	E36
Model Year	2003
File date	10/03/07
Component	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 2003 bmw 325i was involved in an accident. The driver of my bmw rear ended another vehicle at approx. 35 mph. There was extensive damage to my bmw. In fact, the insurance co. Is considering a total loss as we speak. The amount of damage to the front end exceeds $18,000. 00 to include some structural damage. My complaint is that neither the front air bags or the seat restraint system deployed. The folks at the repair shop and the insurance adjustor cannot understand why. I brought my complaint to bmw of north america and they sent an engineer to examine the damage. He filed a report with bmw and they called to say "the impact did not warrant deployment of the safety system". I strongly question this determination given the amount of damage to the vehicle. Further, my wife, the driver of the vehicle, sustained some injury , and is seeking treatment at this time. Please help me! If they determine the vehicle to be a total loss, there will not be much time to have an inspection of the vehicle. *jb
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MIDLOTHIAN, VA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
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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Dealer's name	RICHMOND BMW
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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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2003 BMW E36 Air Bags Frontal Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 BMW E36 Air Bags Frontal Problems, Complaints and Defects

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