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1997 BMW M3 RECALLS

1997 BMW M3

    M3 (E36) generation is a 2 or 4 doors cabriolet or coupe or sedan produced by BMW from 1995 to 1998 with petrol engines with maxspeed 155 mph. Capacity is 5 passengers including driver and total weight is 4299 lbs with 1080 lbs maxload.


    Model Trims

    • M3 3.2 (321 Hp)
    • M3 3.2 (321 Hp)
    • M3 3.2 (321 Hp)

    Features & Specs

    1

    5
    seats

    2

    14 mpg city
    31 mpg hwy

    3

    RWD
    drivetrain

    4

    321
    horsepower

    Reported Problems

    2 Total Safety Recalls Found

    AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

    • Total cars affected: 16749

    • NHTSA campaign: 99V063001

    • Date of the problem: 15/11/1999

    THIS COULD CAUSE THE SIDE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY WITHOUT AN ACTUAL SIDE CRASH. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY SAFETY TERMINAL (BST) COULD ALSO ACTIVATE, DISCONNECTING THE STARTER CABLE FROM THE BATTERY. IN THIS CASE, THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COULD CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN, BUT AFTER STOPPING, COULD NOT BE RESTARTED.

    VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

    • Total cars affected: 410000

    • NHTSA campaign: 97V131000

    • Date of the problem: 19/08/1997

    THIS COULD CAUSE THE THROTTLE VALVE TO REMAIN PARTIALLY OPEN. IT HIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE CAR MIGHT NOT DECELERATE AS EXPECTED INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

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