1998 BMW 318
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1998 BMW 318. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Owner complaints
3 complaints2 involved a crash
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Latest complaints
- Air bags › Frontal
Consumer was driving at 10 mph. While pulling from a stop light another vehicle hit the consumer's vehicle on the right. Upon impact, driver's side and passenger's side air bags didn't deploy. the vehicle was struck at a high rate of speed. *ak
- Power train › Manual transmission
Transmission kept popping out of gear. original and replacement transmission failed in 1 year. BMW states that it isn't worthy of recall because it IS too rare. it can't be that rare if it happened to me twice, and to a friend once in the last year. *Ak
- Vehicle speed control
On two separate occasions the vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing a collision. The dealer has been notified. *ak
Every BMW 318 model year
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