10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
72,000 miles

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1998 BMW 318 seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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1998 BMW 318 Owner Comments

problem #3

Apr 052017

318

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

They have not had any parts to service the recall any time I have taken my car in for repairs or have called about the recall.

- Long Valley, NJ, USA

problem #2

Sep 302016

318

  • 125,000 miles
At approximately 4:45 P.M. ct on Friday, September 30, 2016, I was driving my 1998 BMW M3 convertible home from work. I was on state highway 75 in tulsa, Oklahoma, heading South. I don't have a specific recollection of my speed at that exact moment, but would estimate it to be in the area of 55-60 miles an hour, as there was some traffic, but it was not heavy. I was in the right-hand lane on a part of the highway where there is no curb. I did not swerve off the shoulder. Tulsa roads are notoriously bad, but this particular stretch of highway was repaved relatively recently. My passenger door airbag deployed spontaneously. I was not involved in a collision. I did not have a flat tire. BMW of North America has assured me that the airbag operated appropriately and there must have been some stimulus to cause its detonation. I struggle to accept that there was any stimulus at that speed that would cause detonation of just one airbag without causing some damage to the vehicle.

- Tulsa, OK, USA

problem #1

Feb 282012

318

  • 91,000 miles
The contact owns a 1998 BMW 318I. While traveling 35 mph, the contact became involved in a crash with another vehicle. As the contact was crashing into the second vehicle, the contact applied the horn just as the air bag deployed. The air bag struck the contact in the left arm, causing his left shoulder to become dislodged. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The contact was concerned because the air bag was located in the steering wheel where the horn was also located. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 91,000. The VIN was not available.

- Marrietta, GA, USA

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