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2006 BMW 750I air bags problems

15 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2006 BMW 750I, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
15 20% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
71,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2006 BMW 750I Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 71,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 71,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 8% were reported before 60,000 miles. 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 miles1
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 12 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 8% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2006 BMW 750I. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact rear ended a vehicle, lost control, and struck the barrier wall four times. The air bags did not deploy. The air bag warning indicator illuminated. A police report was filed. There was one injury that required medical attention. The contact suffered four lacerations. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard and deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.

Reported at 150,000 miles, February 2016 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 BMW 750I. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The contact noted that the failure occurred after the vehicle was restarted, but not while driving. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. Prior to the failure, the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 13v564000 (air bags). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Reported at 100,000 miles, May 2016

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