Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1991 BMW 318I

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
8
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
3
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

8 filed
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    3
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    1
  • Unknown OR Other
    1
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE Assembly
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:COOLING System
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
91V054000·AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER1991-04-10

DURING TESTING, INCORRECTLY INSTALLED DRIVER-SIDE KNEE BOLSTER PREVENTED STEERING COLUMN FROM MOVING FORWARD AS DESIGNED TO ABSORB IMPACT ENERGY FROM DRIVER DUMMY.

RiskCHEST DECELERATION EXCEEDS MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LIMIT WHICHRESULTS IN INCREASED RISK OF OCCUPANT INJURY IN A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.

FixREPAIR THE KNEE BOLSTER TO ALLOW CLEARANCE AND AVOID IMPEDANCE OF STEERING COLUMN MOVEMENT DURING FRONTAL IMPACT.

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