2006 BMW 330I air bags problems
142 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2006 BMW 330I, which is 47% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 142 47% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 86,000 miles 109 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 19 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 25 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 22 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 17 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 13 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 109 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 BMW 330I. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v071000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer (BMW of springfield, 391 us-22, springfield township, nj 07081) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was included in the recall.
Passenger air bag warning will illuminate intermittently while driving, with or without the passenger seat being occupied. Both the seat belt and air bag warning indicator will illuminate. The air bag indicator will go away and may or may not illuminate again. When this started happening in october of 2012, the indicator would appear and go away and would not come back for maybe two or three month of driving.
Other problems reported for the 2006 BMW 330I
- Electrical system 34 complaints
- Engine 27 complaints
- Seat belts 24 complaints
- Steering 21 complaints
- Seats 20 complaints