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1987 BMW 325I Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 25, 2004
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Sep 12, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1987 BMW 325I. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–5 of 5

Engine
Filed Aug 25, 2004

RECALL 93V015000, SYSTEM COMPONENT RESULTS IN SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN COOLANT TEMPERATURE, WHICH RESULTS IN INCREASED SYSTEM PRESSURE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER TO CALL NHTSA. *AK

NHTSA ID
10089741
Incident
Aug 25, 2004
Seat belts
Filed Jan 21, 2004

DRIVER SEATBELT APPEARS TO LATCH AND MAKES LATCHING SOUND AND FEEL, BUT RELEASES WITH VERY LITTLE FORCE (ABOUT ONE POUND OR LESS). SEATBELT LOOKS NEW. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

NHTSA ID
10054592
Incident
Jan 21, 2004
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 19, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported

AFTER ONE TIRE BLEWOUT AND THE CAR LOST CONTROLL THE OTHER TIRE BLEWOUT AS WELL. *AK

NHTSA ID
763241
Incident
Feb 16, 2002
Visibility
Filed Nov 25, 1997

VEHICLE WAS ON, DEFROSTER WAS ON. CONSUMER SMELLED BURNING SMELL, PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO INSPECT WHEN SUDDENLY REAR BACK WINDOW EXPLODED/ BROKE. THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID
819456
Incident
Nov 22, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Sep 12, 1995

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE . TT

NHTSA ID
971940

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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