2004 BMW 330I Airbags Problems

The contact owns a 2004 BMW 330. The contact stated while driving at approximately 20 MPH, the front center of the vehicle crashed into the front center of another vehicle and the air bags did not deploy. No warning lights were illuminated. A police report was filed. The contact stated that her and her husband both sustained injuries and sought medical attention; the contact stated that a piece of her nose detached, there was a gash on her knee and that she broke her hips, ribs, and one of her arms. The contact also stated that her husband bruised his face, heart, broke his hips, sustained laceration to his lungs and liver and fractured his right foot; The other party also sustained several unknown injuries. The vehicle was towed to an unknown location. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.

NHTSA ID

11746545

Incident

May 29, 2026

Mileage

145,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL FIRST I SHOULD SAY THAT THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT ABOUT AN INCIDENT. THIS IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE FAILURE OF BMW TO PROVIDE A TIMELY REPLACEMENT FOR THE THIRTEEN (13) YEAR OLD DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG IN MY 2004 BMW 330I, WHICH HAS SPENT ALL OF ITS LIFE IN A HIGH ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY LOCATION (HOUSTON, TEXAS). I FIRST CONTACTED BMW ON APRIL, 26, 2016 REGARDING THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL ON MY 2004 BMW 330I. THEY FIRST OFFERED TO PERFORM AN INTERIM REPAIR OR AN ALTERNATE PROVIDED VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE INSURANCE COMPANY INFORMED ME THAT THE REPLACEMENT VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER MY CURRENT POLICY. I FOLLOWED UP AGAIN ON JULY 15, 2016, AND BMW INFORMED ME THAT INTERIM REPAIRS WERE NO LONGER BEING OFFERED BECAUSE FINAL REPAIR PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY. THEY SAID I WOULD RECEIVE A NOTICE IN THE MAIL LETTING ME KNOW WHEN I COULD TAKE MY VEHICLE IN TO MY LOCAL BMW CENTER FOR REPAIR. I HAVE VERIFIED THAT MY ADDRESS AND CONTACT INFO IS CORRECT WITH BOTH BMW AND THE REPAIR CENTER IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. HOUSTON, TEXAS IS A HIGH ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY AREA AND THIS CAR IS 13 YEARS OLD WITH THE ORIGINAL AIRBAG STILL INSTALLED. I DRIVE THIS CAR EVERY DAY TO AND FROM WORK IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS INSIDE THE CITY OF HOUSTON. I BELIEVE BMW HAS HAD AMPLE TIME TO PROCURE A REPLACEMENT AIRBAG, AND I HAVE CALLED THEM AND WASTED SEVERAL HOURS OF MY PERSONAL TIME ON THIS STILL UNRESOLVED ISSUE. IN SHORT I BELIEVE BMW IS STALLING WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF OLDER MODEL YEAR AIRBAG REPLACEMENTS, BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THESE VEHICLES ARE "END OF LIFE" AND THERE IS LITTLE INCENTIVE FOR BMW TO FIX THEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE FOR ITS AGE: EIGHTY THOUSAND (80,000) MILES, AND THE LACK OF AN AIRBAG REPLACEMENT WILL DIMINISH THE RESALE VALUE OR MAKE IT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO SELL.

NHTSA ID

10949787

Incident

Apr 26, 2016

Mileage

75,000 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V318000 (AIR BAGS), 14V428000 (AIR BAGS), AND 11V438000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

10947677

Incident

Jun 27, 2014

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V318000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT COULD NOT GET THE RECALL REMEDIED DUE TO LACK OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

10910714

Incident

Aug 1, 2016

TAKATA RECALL-I'VE BEEN GOING ROUND AND ROUND WITH BMW USA AND HENDRICK MOTORS IN CHARLOTTE, NC SINCE DEC. 2015 TRYING TO GET INFO ON WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO FIX MY DEATH TRAP. I JUST LEARNED TODAY ON THIS SITE THAT MY CAR IS PRIORITY 1 IN HIGH HUMIDITY AREA WHICH CHARLOTTE CERTAINLY IS. PLUS THE AIR BAG LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON SINCE DEC AND REPORTED TO THEM AND THIS IS THE LOW PROFILE SPORT MODEL CAR THAT IS A BUMPY RIDE. I WAS TOLD IN JAN BY BMW THAT AN INTERIM BAG WAS SENT TO NJ SPECIFICALLY FOR MY CAR, BUT HENDRICK CLAMS THEY NO NOTHING ABOUT IT., THEY HAVE MY INFO AND EVERY TIME I CALL TO SEE WHEN THEY WILL HAVE PARTS FOR THE RECALL I GET THE SAME INSPPID BLOW OFF, WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING BUT WE'LL CALL YOU AS SOON AS WE DO.I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM BMW SAYING THE PARTS ARE READY TO CALL AND MAKE APPT TO REPLACE AND HENDRICK SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE YET THEY ARE ON ORDER SHOULD BE 2 WEEKS BUT THEY CANNOT CONFIRM THE DATE, NO ONE KNOWS OR HAS ANY INFO WHAT SO EVER SO DON'T BOTHER US ANY MORE. I GUARANTEE THAT PRIORITY HAD BEEN GIVEN TO ANY CAR THAT WAS ON THEIR LOT FOR RESALE!

NHTSA ID

10899599

Incident

Aug 29, 2016

TAKATA RECALL REPAIR PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE...ORIGINAL NOTIFICATION DATE JULY 2015. I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT...MERELY WANT THE RECALL PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED ON MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10898251

Incident

Aug 24, 2016

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V318000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. ... UPDATED 08/23/16 *BF UPDATED 09/08/16.*JB

NHTSA ID

10888613

Incident

Jun 5, 2015

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V318000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10863447

Incident

Jun 1, 2015

TAKATA RECALL-I FOUND OUT IN SEPT 2015 THAT MY CAR WAS PART OF THE AIRBAG RECALL. I CONTACTED HENDRICK BMW IN CHARLOTTE, NC TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER BAGS WERE RECALLED BUT THEY ONLY HAD THE PASSENGER AVAILABLE TO REPLACE. I'M NOT IN CHARLOTTE FULL TIME AND DO NOT DRIVE IT WHEN I'M AWAY. THEY SAID I WOULD BE CALLED WHEN IT WAS READY. DEC I CONTACTED THEM AGAIN, SAME STORY NO DRIVER. FEB CALLED BMW USA, THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE CAR IS A SPORT MODEL WITH LOW PROFILE TIRES THAT DRIVES LIKE A TANK AND SOME ELSE HAD JUST BEEN KILLED IN AN AIR BAG ACCIDENT. THEY FIRST SAID THEY WOULD ARRANGE FOR A LOANER, THEN BACKTRACKED AND OFFERED A "INTERIM REPLACEMENT" UNTIL THE "REAL" REPLACEMENT DRIVERS SIDE WAS AVAILABLE WHICH ALMOST 6 MONTHS SINCE MY FIRST CALL, NO ONE HAS ANY CLUE WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. OK....A WEEK OR SO LATER GOT A CALL FROM BMW SAYING I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A CALL FROM HENDRICK THAT THEY HAVE THE "INTERIM " BAG. I CALLED HENDRICK, AND WAS TOLD THEY ONLY HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE, HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, PUT ME IN A MANAGER VM THAT CUT OFF BEFORE I COULD LEAVE MESSAGE. I CALLED BMW BACK, LEFT A MESSAGE IN THAT TONE ONLY DOGS CAN HEAR, AND NOW SEVERAL WEEKS LATER NOT A WORD FROM ANYONE.

NHTSA ID

10850105

Incident

Mar 1, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V318000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10825833

Incident

Jul 13, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10821059

Incident

Jul 14, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V318000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10785958

Incident

Jul 1, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10724765

Incident

Sep 1, 2014

I SIDE SWIPED A CURB AT A WEIRD ANGLE AND IT CAUSED MY DRIVE SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SIDE AIR BAGS TO GO OFF. THE DRIVER AIRBAG EXPLODED WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT BROKEN MY COLLAR BONE SEVERELY ENOUGH THAT I HAD TO HAVE SURGERY AND METAL PLATES PUT IT TO HOLD IT BACK TO TOGETHER.

NHTSA ID

10722844

Incident

Jan 14, 2015

Mileage

120,000 mi

AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT APPARENT CAUSE. DISORIENTED DRIVE ENDED UP SWERVING TO CURB BEFORE COMING TO A REST. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED FROM A BROKEN NOSE AND BRUISES TO THE FACE AND WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE . BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER WERE WEARING SEAT BELT. DRIVER PROBABLY WAS SPARED ANY INJURY AS SHE IS NEAR SIX FOOT AND CAR SEAT IS SET BACK FURTHER. THERE WAS NO ALCOHOL INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT, POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SEEN AS ISSUED NO TICKETS OR CITATION AS THEY WERE DRIVING WITHIN THE SPEED LIMIT AND WERE NOT DRIVING RECKLESS. ROAD WAS A 4 LANE DIVIDED ROAD STRAIGHT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10694817

Incident

Mar 14, 2015

Mileage

190,135 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 340I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR TO BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10679909

Incident

Oct 1, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10655018

Incident

Nov 14, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/21/14*CN

NHTSA ID

10640772

Incident

Oct 2, 2014

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HWY 92 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HERE A LOUD THUNDEROUS EXPLOSION. AS I CHECKED MY SURROUNDINGS I THOUGHT I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A CAR ACCIDENT, SO I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND COASTED TO THE SIDE. AS I LOOKED AROUND MY SIDE AIRBAG CURTAINS ON BOTH SIDE WERE DEPLOYED AS WELL AS MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR AIR BAG. I GET OUT OF MY CAR AND INSPECT THE CAR AND NOTHING VISIBLY WAS DAMAGED. I LOOK DOWN THE ROAD AND NOTHING WAS THERE, CARS WERE FLOWING AS NORMAL AND NOT A POT HOLE IN SIGHT. CALLED BMW AND FOUND THAT BMW HAD HAS A RECALL ON CERTAIN MODELS INCLUDING MINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10632008

Incident

Sep 9, 2014

Mileage

144,000 mi

I HAVE A PROBLEM ABOUT FAULT IN PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG,BELT TENSIONER AND FORCE LIMITER. DURING DRIVING I'VE GOT A WARNING DISPLAYED ON MY HUD. I HAD BROUGHT TWICE TO DEALER,THEY SAID FIXED,BUT AFTER ONE WEEK LATER THE WARNING LIGHT COME BACK AGAIN. THEY KEEP SAID THAT I NEED PAY FOR FIX IT. IS THIS RECALLS PART? I THINK IT IS SAFETY DEFECTS. THIS MODEL:BMW 2004 530I PLEASE HELP. THANKS, *TR

NHTSA ID

10252035

Incident

Dec 5, 2008

Mileage

32,000 mi