Air Bag Related Problems of the 1997 BMW 850

Table 1 shows two common air bag related problems of the 1997 BMW 850.

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of BMW 850

Problem Category Number of Problems
Air Bag problems
1
Side/window Air Bag problems
1

Air Bag problem #1

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.

Side/window Air Bag problem #2

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.



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