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2011 BMW 335I air bags problems

35 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2011 BMW 335I, which is 26% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
35 26% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 BMW 335I. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact's vehicle collided into a tree without warning. The air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The contact declined assistance from the emt, but went to an urgent care. Facility for cuts to the right hand, fracture to the right pinky finger, a concussion, an unknown partially deflated lung, and inconclusive x-rays. The vehicle was towed by the insurance company to an auto body collision center to assess the damage.

Reported at 48,000 miles, November 2017 CrashInjury

Immediately after replacing the recall for the driver's side airbag, the light warning came on for the passenger side airbag. This happened while my vehicle was in motion after taking in my car for maintenance and the original recall.

Reported at 40,000 miles, June 2018

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