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1997 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.
7
Latest May 4, 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.
2
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 Jul 21, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1997 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 1–7 of 7

Airbags
Filed May 4, 2004
Crash reported

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT IT HEAD ON. DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10072034
Incident
Apr 15, 2004
Mileage
118,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 12, 2000
Fire reported

ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE DASH RESULTED IN FIRE.YH

NHTSA ID
552599
Incident
Nov 3, 1998
Engine
Filed Feb 1, 1999

EGR SENSOR FAILED TWICE. *YC

NHTSA ID
609385
Filed Feb 1, 1999

ASH TRAY MALFUNCTIONED. *YC

NHTSA ID
607895
Electrical
Filed Feb 1, 1999

BATTERY FAILED. *YC

NHTSA ID
606982
Incident
Apr 1, 1998
Electrical
Filed Feb 1, 1999

ALTERNATOR FAILED. *YC

NHTSA ID
606813
Incident
Nov 2, 1998
Airbags
Filed Jul 21, 1997

WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

NHTSA ID
814738

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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