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2008 BMW 528I air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 22 complaints for the 2008 BMW 528I, 12% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
22 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
100,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2008 BMW 528I Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 100,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 100,000 miles
Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 11 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 0% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 BMW 528I. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH, the contact crashed into a parking barrier on the left side of the vehicle and the driver side air bag deployed. As a result of the impact from the air bag, the contact sustained a broken left arm. The contact was not aware if a police report was filed. The vehicle was not destroyed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of his defect. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

Reported at 60,000 miles, September 2012 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 BMW 528I. The contact stated that the instrument panel indicated, that the passenger restrain system was deactivated and to take the vehicle to an authorized dealer. The contact stated that the front passenger seat occupancy sensor mat was deactivated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v564000 (air bags).

Reported at 119,000 miles, July 2019

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