1.9

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
83,500 miles

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problem #2

Feb 182012

M5

  • 108,000 miles
The contact owns a 2001 BMW M5. While parked, the front driver and passenger side air bags deployed inadvertently. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 03V421000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module) but was advised by the manufacturer that the VIN was not included in the recall. The VIN was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.

- College Park, GA, USA

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problem #1

Oct 202010

M5

  • 59,000 miles
The contact owns a 2001 BMW M5. The contact stated that the air bag warning light would illuminate on the instrument panel. The manufacturer advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 03V421000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 59,000 and the current mileage was 66,800.

- Garden City, NY, USA

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