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1995 BMW 850 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 Nov 14, 2002
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.
0
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 Jan 11, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 BMW 850. 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 1–3 of 3

Airbags
Filed Nov 14, 2002
1 injury reported

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN DRIVING AT 20MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED

NHTSA ID
8022721
Incident
Oct 30, 2002
Suspension
Filed Feb 12, 1996

THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
979032
Incident
Feb 12, 1996
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 11, 1996

VEHICLE DOES NOT HANDLE VERY WELL ON WET OR SNOW COVERED SURFACES, EVEN AT REDUCED SPEEDS LIKE 10-20 MPH. TT

NHTSA ID
977522
Incident
Jan 11, 1995

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.

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