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This VIN, character by character
How WBAVA37538NL45797 breaks down:
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Complaints on this exact build 2
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This build draws 1.7× more complaints than the average 2008 Bmw 3 SERIES build (2 vs 1).
What owners of this build wrote
Tires Feb 2011
Latches/locks/linkages Oct 2010
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