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1997 BMW Z3 air bags problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1997 BMW Z332% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Air Bags complaints
32%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
3 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The contact owned a 1997 BMW Z3 Roadster. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, there was a multi-car rear-end accident involving two other vehicles after she fell asleep at the wheel and rear-ended the vehicle in front of her. The contact stated that no other passengers…

    filed Mar 24, 2023

  • Upon starting the car the air bag light came on and stayed on. This is the third time this has happened. The first two time it cost approximately $350 to repair. For this to happen a third time is indicative of a design fault.

    filed May 30, 2011

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Air Bags problems in other Z3 years

YearReportsShare
2001 Z3211%
2000 Z31750%
1999 Z31026%
1998 Z3310%
1996 Z3930%
Z3 air bags problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.