Three problems related to front air bag have been reported for the 1999 BMW 323. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
: the contact stated while driving 30 mph, the vehicle drove over a pothole, causing the front left door and front left side curtain airbags to deploy. The service dealer and manufacturer were contacted.
Upon reading a wall street journal article dated September 4, 2002 concerning an NHTSA investigation into 1999 through 2001 3-series BMW's, I felt that my incident fell into this problem category. Upon running over a pothole that inflicted damage to the front driver's side wheel, both side impact airbags deployed on driver's side resulting in significant costs to repair in terms of both dollars (insurance deductible) and only partially covered rental car costs for the one month it took to repair. No injuries occurred however.
On a clear night I was turning and was hit on the passenger side of the car by a driver traveling between 45-50 mph. My car was hit and none of the 6 airbags deployed. The result: back injuries and time away from work.