2013 BMW 328

The auction record lists a salvage certificate of title and identifies the primary damage as FRONT END. Stage 1 reports that the visible front-end collision damage supports the unverified FRONT END damage claim. The salvage-title designation cannot be confirmed or contradicted from the available photographs. The 2013 BMW 328i is identified by the VIN decoder as a four-door sedan built by BMW AG in Munich, Germany. It has a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder gasoline engine. The available data does not specify the drivetrain or transmission. The vehicle has severe collision damage concentrated at the front-left corner. The front bumper cover is cracked, torn, split, and displaced, with separated sections, open gaps, missing visible areas, exposed components, and scrape marks. The front-left fender is heavily creased and deformed above and behind the wheel opening, and the adjoining bumper-to-fender area is buckled and separated. The hood has deformation along its front-left edge, with an uneven raised gap above the grille and left headlamp area. The front-left headlamp assembly is not visibly present, leaving an open cavity. The front-left door also has a large dent and crease across its forward and middle sections. The driver steering-wheel airbag, front passenger dashboard airbag, and passenger-side curtain airbag are visibly deployed. A passenger restraint-system warning is displayed on the center dashboard, indicating that the restraint system requires diagnostic evaluation and repair. The extent of the visible damage and airbag deployment means that hidden damage to structural components, sensors, wiring, cooling or other front-end systems cannot be assessed from these findings alone. NHTSA recall campaign 16V071000 applies to certain 2013 BMW 328i vehicles and concerns the driver frontal airbag inflator. The inflator may rupture during deployment, potentially sending metal fragments into the cabin. BMW’s stated remedy was replacement of the driver’s frontal airbag module or inflator. Because the driver airbag is deployed, the vehicle should be checked against BMW’s recall records and the complete restraint-system repair history before purchase. A qualified inspection should also verify the vehicle structure, steering and suspension components, electronic restraint systems, replacement parts, and proper completion of all repairs.