GVWR: Class 1D: 5,001 - 6,000 lb (2,268 - 2,722 kg)
GVW R_to: Class 1: 6,000 lb or less (2,722 kg or less)
Make: BMW
Make ID: 452
Manufacturer: BMW AG
Manufacturer Id: 966
Model: 550i
Model ID: 1718
Model Year: 2006
Motorcycle Chassis Type: Not Applicable
Motorcycle Suspension Type: Not Applicable
Note: BMW NA Code 0653 Serial Number Ranges : Manual CN93000-, Automatic CP00000- Shipping Weight Std.=3902 SMG=3902 Auto.=3924 GAWR Front = 2469 ,Rear = 2723 ,Service Load = 1102 GVWR Std. = 5004 ,SMG = 5004 ,Auto. = 5026 Length w/ bumpers = 191.1 ,Width = 72.7 ,Height = 57.8 ,Track Front = 61.3 ,Track Rear = 62.3
Other Restraint System Info: Dual-stage suppl. restraint system (SRS) certified to the advanced airbag requiremnets of FMVSS 208, S14.
Plant City: DINGOLFING
Plant Country: GERMANY
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: 5-Series
TPMS: Direct
Trailer Body Type: Not Applicable
Trailer Type: Not Applicable
Vehicle Descriptor: WBANB535*6C
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Wheel Base Short: 113.7
2006 BMW 550i (WBANB53586CN93163) Auction Records
Autocheck Records: 29
Carfax Records: 31
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 550I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. TWENTY SECONDS LATER, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 28 TIMES AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT BEEN GIVEN THE DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND REFERENCED RECALL 07V479000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,700.
2006
AIR BAGS
THERE IS A RECALL INVOLVING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT, WHICH CAUSE THE AIRBAG NOT TO WORK IN SOME MODELS. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V384000 HOWEVER, SINCE MY VEHICLE'S PROD. DATE WAS 01/2006 IT IS NOT COVERED. THERE IS MANY VEHICLES UP TO 2007 I'VE HEARD, WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT WOULD BE FAIR TO REVISIT THE RECALL AND DO THE NEEDED CHANGES IN ORDER TO COVER THESE VEHICLES. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH A FRONT AIRBAG NOT WORKING. AND UNFAIR THAT BECAUSE OF THREE MONTHS DIFFERENCE IN THE PRODUCTION DATES, SOMEONE HAS TO PAY ANYWHERE AROUND $1800 OUT OF POCKET FOR THE SAME ISSUE THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE GETTING FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. *KB