2004 BMW 330I defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2004 BMW 330I. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Air Bag Inflator Rupture
  Engineering Analysis EA15001 · opened Feb 24, 2015 · still open · led to recall 22V945

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were…

• Air Bag Inflator Rupture
  Preliminary Evaluation PE14016 · opened Jun 11, 2014 · closed Mar 2, 2015 · led to recall 15V226000

  The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers.All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were…

• Rear Lamp Illumination
  Engineering Analysis EA09019 · opened Dec 18, 2009 · closed Sep 28, 2011 · led to recall 11V438000

  In a letter submitted to the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) dated August25, 2011, BMWindicated that it will conduct a voluntary recall campaign to remedy the subject vehicles.The issue involves the rear lamps in the vehicles body panel.Through normal vehicle use over time, the rear lamps ground wiring and associ…

• REAR LAMP ILLUMINATION
  Preliminary Evaluation PE09036 · opened Aug 7, 2009 · closed Dec 22, 2009 · led to recall 11V438000

  Odi has received complaints from consumers stating that their tail light assembly is not properly illuminating.the tail light assembly consists of a turn signal lamp, a tail lamp and a brake lamp.the complainants have indicated that the issue is with an 8 pin connector and associated ground wiring.these components are …

• REAR LAMP ILLUMINATION
  Defect Petition DP09002 · opened Apr 8, 2009 · closed Aug 6, 2009

  In march 2009, the office of defects investigation (odi) received a petition from mr. Mark peters requesting an investigation of rear lamp failure in model year 2002-2005 bmw 3-series vehicles.an information request letter was sent to bmw in april 2009, and odi received bmw's response in june 2009.the tail lamp assembl…

• DELAYED TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT
  Defect Petition DP04001 · opened Feb 3, 2004 · closed May 27, 2004

  Ms. Claire m. Tieder of reston, va, submitted a defect petition to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) by letter dated january 11, 2004, requesting a defect investigation be conducted into delayed transmission engagement on model year 2004 bmw xi vehicles.bmw's response to nhtsa's information req…