Air BagsCrash
Filed May 4, 2004118,000 milesMD
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT IT HEAD ON. DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
1997 BMW 850
Routine
Owners filed 7 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags › frontal. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsElectrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Jun 12, 2000CA
ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE DASH RESULTED IN FIRE.YH
Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
ASH TRAY MALFUNCTIONED. *YC
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
BATTERY FAILED. *YC
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
ALTERNATOR FAILED. *YC
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
EGR SENSOR FAILED TWICE. *YC
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Jul 21, 1997FL
WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
7 of 7 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.