2006 BMW 5 Series Air Bags

The contact owns a 2006 BMW 550I. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the front passenger’s side air bag warning light remained illuminated. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V428000 (Air Bags). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 184,000.

The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530XI. The contact stated that the passenger’s side air bag warning light had remained illuminated for a month. The contact stated that two years ago he had a recall completed on the passenger’s side air bag. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 224,500.

The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530i. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the passenger’s side air bag warning light illuminated, and remained illuminated. Additionally, the check engine and brake warning lights also illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer to be diagnosed. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 127,000.

Approximately two months ago (March 2021) the instrument panel airbag and seat belt warning lights had begun to remain on. The BMW dealer determined it was a faulty front passenger air bag occupancy sensor mat which was then replaced and repaired at the owner's expense. This defect was specifically covered in a Service Information bulletin SB-10056703-9690, dated September 2014, which superseded SI B01 09 14, dated August 2014, which extended BMW's limited warranty to 15 years, without mileage limitation, if the warning light came on within the extended 15 year period. Unfortunately, BMW corporate determined this defect was not within the 15 year period based on the vehicle's in-service date. Said BMW is an original owner vehicle with less than 45,000 miles or driven an average of 3,000 miles per year.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER PASSPORT BMW (4730 AUTH PL, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, MD 20746, (301) 423-2700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING A BOLT TIGHTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V428000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000.

CAR GAVE A PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION ERROR THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN TWO PRIOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGNS THAT INCLUDE THE THE 2006 BMW 530I.

MY 2006 BMW HAS AN AIRBAG LIGHT ON I BROUGHT IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT'S THE PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANCY MAT IN THE SEAT I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FOR A RECALL MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL BUT WHEN I CALLED THEY SAID THAT I'M NOT PART OF THAT RECALL I WOULD LIKE TO GET FURTHER EXPLANATION OF WHY OTHER YEAR MAKE AND MODEL THE SAME AS MINE IS UNDER WARRANTY AND I'M HAVING THAT PROBLEM AND IT WILL NOT BE COMPENSATED FOR IF I HAVE MY SON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IN THE AIRBAG DOES NOT GO OFF AND HE DIES HIS BMW RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT

PASSENGER AIR BAG RESTRAINT LIGHT IS ACTIVATED.

I RECENTLY STARTED GETTING PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE APPEARING. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, I DISCOVERED 2006 525I VEHICLES HAVE A RECALL ON THE SAME ISSUE. HOWEVER WHEN I CONTACTED BMW, I WAS TOLD BASED ON VIN NUMBER MY VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER ANY RECALL EVEN THOUGH I HAVE SAME ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLES UNDER RECALL AND REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V428000 (AIR BAGS). CURRENTLY, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HARM TO THE PASSENGER IF INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT, THEREFORE, MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL.

I HAVE AIRBAG LIGHT AND MOST ARE RECALLS ON SAME MODEM . MY CAR DIDN’T GET A RECALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 550I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BMW OF LAS VEGAS (6900 W SAHARA AVE, NV 89117, (702) 570-0279), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WARNING LIGHT PASS. RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAULT IN PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG BELT TENSIONER ETC

I RECENTLY STARTED GETTING PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING MESSAGE APPEARING. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, I DISCOVERED 2006 525I VEHICLES HAVE RECALL ON THE SAME ISSUE. HOWEVER WHEN I CONTACTED BMW, I WAS TOLD BASED ON VIN NUMBER MY VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER ANY RECALL EVEN THOUGH I HAVE SAME ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLES UNDER RECALL. AS IS, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HARM TO THE PASSENGER, THEREFORE MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530XI. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS HAVING THE BATTERY CHANGED AT THE LOCAL DEALER, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE LOCAL DEALER (EAST BAY BMW, 4350 ROSEWOOD DRIVE, PLEASANTON, CA 94588) DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V428000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON IN MY VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN NOVEMBER 2016. DURING MY STATE INSPECTION IN OCTOBER 2017, MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS BROKEN AND IT CANNOT TELL WHEN TO DEPLOY AIRBAGS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM HAS ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED IN A A RECALL APPLICABLE TO THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR AS MY VEHICLE (RECALL 17V-428) BUT MY VIN IS NOT SHOWING UP AS ONE OF THE VEHICLES DETECTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530I. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT MENTION ANY RECALLS FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT MAP OCCUPANT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SCHOMP BMW (1190 PLUM VALLEY LN, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80129) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT MAP OCCUPANT LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 525I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BMW OF HOUSTON NORTH IN HOUSTON, TX WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER DETECTION MAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V428000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 158,000.

TAKATA RECALL, I CONTACTED BMW OF FREEPORT I HAD AN APPOINTMENT ON JUNE AT 9:00 AM. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE RECALL, THEY INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING AT THE TIME, THE CAR WAS AN OLD MODEL AND THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN STOCK AND THEY WOULD ORDER AND GET BACK TO ME. YOUR APPOINTMENT TIME SATURDAY, JUNE 18 AT 9:00AM REPAIR SERVICES: FACTORY RECALL CAMPAIGN NOTE: REPAIR TIMES AND COSTS VARY BASED UPON THE NATURE OF THE REPAIR, PARTS AVAILABILITY, YOUR WARRANTY STATUS, AND OTHER FACTORS. ONCE YOUR VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP, WE WILL DIAGNOSE YOUR PROBLEM AND CONTACT YOU AS SOON AS WE CAN TO PROVIDE DETAILS AND SPECIFIC TIME AND COST ESTIMATE. DIAGNOSTIC AND/OR REPAIR FEES MAY APPLY IF WORK TO BE PERFORMED IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SERVICE AGENT ANY ADVISOR SERVICES REPAIRS FACTORY RECALL CAMPAIGN REPAIR NOTE: REFER TO SI B65 07 14 B61 14 12, BATTERY CABLE CONNECTION 2006 BMW 530XI 137,594 MILES BMW OF FREEPORT 100 CLEVELAND AVE FREEPORT, NEW YORK 11520-4053 (516) 868-4554 NO ONE GOT BACK TO ME, I CALLED AND LEFT MESSAGES AND SENT AND EMAIL ON THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO [email protected] ON THURSDAY OCT 13,2016 AT 11:51 AM HI, I AM FOLLOWING UP ON THIS. I CAME IN FOR SERVICE FOR RECALL ON MY 530X1 BMW PASSENGER AIRBAGS. RECALL 13V564000 YOU WERE UNABLE TO FIX IT AT THE TIME OF SERVICE AND SOMEONE FROM YOUR OFFICE WAS SUPPOSED TO CONTACT ME WHEN THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. IT'S BEEN MONTHS AND I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM ANY ONE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE STATUS OF THIS. THANKS STILL TO THIS DAY HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE REGARDING THIS RECALL.

THE CAR SUFFERED A FAILURE OF THE "FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT". A RECALL(13V-564:) WAS ISSUED FOR THIS MODEL BEGINNING WITH CAR MANUFACTURED AFTER DEC 1, 2005. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED BEFORE THIS DATE, ON 9/3/200, AND THEREFORE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE ISSUE I AM HAVING IS THE EXACT ISSUE IN THE RECALL. HAVE ANY OTHER OWNERS OF PRE-DEC 1, 2005, MANUFACTURE CARS REPORTED SIMILAR ISSUES? OTHER RECALLS OF THE SAME ISSUE ARE 17V-428 AND 08V-384

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 530XI. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER (BMW OF BROOKLYN, 622 2ND AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11220) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V4728000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED; HOWEVER, DUE TO DEALER ERROR, THE AIR BAGS WERE DISABLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL ANOTHER DEALER. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION MAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS DEFECTIVE. THOUGH NOT IN PREVIOUS RECALLS IN SIMILAR BMWS AND SIMILAR YEARS, THE ERROR PRESENTED A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WOULD DISABLE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS AND INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY DURING A CRASH. WITH THIS ERROR, I WAS FORCED TO REPAIR THE SEAT MAT AND EXPENDED $1.5K TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS SEAT MAT ISSUE IS A KNOWN BMW PROBLEM THAT BMW AND NHTSA HAVE NOT ADDRESSED. VIN: [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I'VE BEEN TOLD BY TWO EUROPEAN CAR REPAIR COMPANIES THAT 2006 BMWS ARE FREQUENTLY NEEDING THE AIRBAG CONTROL MODULAR REPLACED. THERE IS AN INTERNAL ERROR ON THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT- CODE 93D7. THIS PART HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, AND BECAUSE OF THE EXORBITANT PRICE, I WAS TOLD THAT MANY DRIVERS CHOOSE TO DISCONNECT THE AIRBAGS. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING! IS BMW REPORTING THIS ISSUE? I CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY SEEMED COMPLETELY UNINTERESTED AND/OR UNWILLING TO DOCUMENT MY COMPLAINT. MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME THE WARNING WAS DISPLAYED.

MY VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT HAS FAILED, LIKELY FROM A CRACK, AND HAS RESULTED IN THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS BEING COMPLETELY DISABLED. THIS INTERMITTENTLY STARTED HAPPENING AROUND 2014 BUT HAS SINCE COMPLETELY BROKEN. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THIS (SEE: 13V564000) HOWEVER BMW STATES THAT MY PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT COVERED AND IS REFUSING TO COVER THE REPAIR. BMW IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THE LIFE THREATENING RISKS IT POSES TO FRONT PASSENGERS BUT CANNOT BE BOTHERED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHTAWAY ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH A PASSENGER WHO WAS ADJUSTING THE SEAT, WE HEARD A LOUD BANG LIKE A ROCK HITTING THE GLASS, BUT THE NOISE WAS IN THE CAR AND SEEMED TO COME FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, MY DASHBOARD LIGHT SUDDENLY INDICATED THAT MY PASSENGER AIR BAG HAS MALFUNCTIONED.