2007 BMW 5 Series Air Bags

The contact owns a 2007 BMW 535I. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the passenger’s side air bag warning light remain illuminated, indicating a possible failure to the air bag system. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not yet notified. The failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2007 BMW 525I. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.

The contact owns a 2007 BMW 530XI. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V564000 (Air Bags) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

My car is seeing error lights for the passenger restraint system, and the dealer informed me that I should replace the OC3 mat at a cost of $2021. I see that this part is covered under recall for some similar age 525xi models, so I am unclear why this problem doesn't extend to my vehicle if this is a common problem with these models. Is this under evaluation for a possible future recall?

CAR HAS FAULTY PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MATT. RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE WAS DONE IN 2014 - THE RECALL CALLED FOR INSPECTION AND POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT. IN THE INSTANCE OF MY CAR THE MATT WAS INSPECTED AND NOT-REPLACED. THE MATT NOW APPEARS TO BE FAULTING AS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT (FOR CHILDREN ETC.) IS ON EVEN WITH FULL GROWN ADULTS SITTING IN THE SEAT. SEEMS TO BE THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT GO OFF EVEN WHEN IT SHOULD. BMW ISSUES NUMEROUS WARRANTY EXTENSIONS FOR THE 04-10 E60 5 SERIES AND SEEMS TO BE A WIDELY REPORTED ISSUE. IN THE INSTANCE OF MY VIN THE RECALL WAS CONDUCTED (BUT THE MATT NOT REPLACED) AND THE PROBLEM THE RECALL AIMED TO CORRECT FOR IS OCCURRING. I WOULD SUGGEST ANOTHER RECALL OR AN EXTENSION OF WARRANTY FOR ALL VEHICLES THAT HAD THIS RECALL DONE AS NOT EVERY CAR HAD THE FAULTY PART REPLACED.

MY MESSAGE DISPLAY IS STATING THAT THE AIRBAG ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH DUE TO CRACKS AND FATIGUE WHICH COULD LEAD TO A SYSTEM FAILURE, THIS LOOKS LIKE IT COULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE THAT I WASN'T NOTIFIED ABOUT

2007 BMW 530 XI. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONTAL SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. *JS

THE AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE IS STILL SAYING FAULT IN AIRBAG ON CAR SYSTEM

PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM ERROR CODE. THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY! I AM AFRAID TO ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT! THE EXACT SAME ISSUE BROUGHT A RECALL FOR ALL 5 SERIES FROM 2004 - 2006 AND APPARENTLY SOME 2007 MODELS. THEY ARE TELLING ME MINE ISN'T COVERED! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE??

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 525I. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, "PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE MAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 (NA) BMW 525I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V318000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, AND SOMETIMES REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT PROVIDED. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGN # 13V564000. TRIED TO CONTACT BMW NORTH AMERICA AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING BECAUSE THE RECALL IS BASED ON VIN NUMBER. IF IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM, BMW SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGED AND FIX THE ISSUE FOR FREE. MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM/AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS NEEDING TO REPLACE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT, OC3. THEY SAID MY VIN NOT PART OF RECALL #13V564000 SO I HAD TO PAY LABOR COST. DEALER PAID FOR PART AS A COURTESY. CONTACTED BMW NORTH AMERICA TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR LABOR. THEY REFUSED BECAUSE VIN NOT PART OF RECALL. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 85,000. MY VIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AS THIS IS SAME PROBLEM, ON SAME YEAR & MODEL OF CAR AS THOSE INCLUDED IN RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 525XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT SEAT OCCUPANT PROTECTION MAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

PASSENGER AIRBAG RESTRAINT FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON. I LOOKED ONLINE TO FIND THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS MATTER ON YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL BUT NOT ON VIN.

I RECEIVED A "PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM" MALFUNCTION ERROR ON MY 2007 BMW 530I. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, RECALL ID # 99695, HOWEVER, MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE "COMFORT SEATS." AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON FOR OTHER 2006 & 2007 BMW 5 SERIES SEDANS WITHOUT "COMFORT SEATS." *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 525I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT LISTED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SENSOR INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED A SECOND RECALL NOTICE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT HAD NOT YET RECEIVED A SECOND NOTICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I WAS INFORMED BY THE BMW SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE. I CONTACTED BMW AND THEY STATED THERE WOULD BE A RECALL IN ABOUT A MONTH. NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT BMW IS RESPONSIBLE AS THE INDICATION ON THE DASH ALERTED ME TO THIS WHEN THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I WISH TO INFORM YOU OF THIS AND ALSO NOTIFY ME WHEN THERE WOULD BE A RECALL AS THE BMW 325 SERIES WAS ALREADY RECALLED AND I PRESUME THE PROBLEM WAS ATTENDED TO. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND STATED THE PART WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

RECEIVED AIRBAG RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 13V-546; FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT,LETTER FROM BMW, ON JAN 2014.I CONTACTED BY PHONE (904-777-2500),A NUMBER OF TIMES (3), I WAS TOLD BMW WAS WAITING ON PARTS, AND ON ONE WAS ALLOWED TO RIDE IN PASSENGER SEAT. ON THE LAST CALL TO BMW ,THAY HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.....IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME: [XXX]THANKS FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V564000 (AIR BAGS) IN JANUARY 2014 HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR HAD NOT YET BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SITUATION. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 550I. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *CN