2006 BMW 3 Series seats problems

Filed Oct 24, 2017 · Airbags, Seat belts · 130,000 miles · NC

Passenger restraint system fault. Received warning message when passenger sits in front seat. Light stays on most of time.

Filed Sep 15, 2017 · Airbags, Seats · 60,000 miles · FL

Takata recall- my airbag in the steering wheel has been replaced. The passenger seat mat sensor has had to be replaced 2x(1x under warranty) 1x I had to pay out of pocket and now a 3rd time (out of pocket) it has broken again. I believe this is a faulty part and should be covered under warranty. The vehicle was stationary each time this has broken.

Filed Sep 14, 2017 · Airbags, Seat belts · 118,000 miles · TX

Getting a hard warning for "passenger restraint system malfunction". Apparently this has something to do with a sensor in the passenger seat going bad. This can cause injury or fatality as the passenger airbag will not deploy correctly. There has been a recall for this but my VIN was not included.

Filed Aug 19, 2017 · Airbags, Seats · 150,000 miles · PA

Restraint malfunction for front passenger code 93c3. My VIN is not a part of the recall but the particular model has recall for the same issue. The code is for the airbag which would not deploy in the case of an accident if a passenger is sitting in the front seat or not.

Filed Jan 9, 2017 · Seats · 149,000 miles · MD

Front seat passenger occupant protection mat failed. Air bag will not deploy. Air bag faults were shown on the dashboard and information center. Recall campaign - 08v384000 was issued but my vehicle is not covered. Recall campaign should be extended to other models in this year.

Filed Jun 18, 2016 · Airbags, Seat belts · CA

Faulty front passenger seat sensor mat always breaks

Filed May 22, 2015 · Airbags, Seats · 95,000 miles · DC

The airbag and seatbelt lights came on my car when a passenger was in the front seat and we went over a dip in the road.

Filed May 6, 2014 · Airbags, Seats · 55,000 miles · WA

I received a recall notice from bmw in january 2014 (recall campaign number 13v‑564: front passenger air bag seat occupancy sensor mat). The recall notice states that in the current condition, the vehicle is unsafe to drive with a passenger in the front passenger seat. The recall notice states that the parts needed to perform the repair are scheduled to be available in march 2014. It is now may 6, 2014 and bmw customer relations has indicated that the parts are still not available and they are unable to provide an estimate on when they will be. It has now been nearly 5 months since receiving the original recall notice. During this time I essentially have a vehicle that is unsafe to drive with a passenger in the front passenger seat. Bmw does not appear to be taking this issue seriously and providing a prompt resolution to this problem. I have placed repeated calls into bmw customer relations and continue to be informed that nothing can be done until the required parts are made available. Any assistance you can provide is greatly appreciated.

Filed Jun 14, 2013 · Airbags, Seats · 75,000 miles · CA

Passenger sat in the front passenger seat. Warning light appeared on dashboard indicating the airbag has been turned off. This issue is similar to the federal safety agency campaign id number: 08v384000. However, although same model and year, my vehicle is not covered under this campaign.

Filed Mar 6, 2012 · Airbags, Seat belts · 49,000 miles · PA

When a passenger sits in the front passenger seat the airbag failure light illuminates, the seat belt light illuminates and remains lit, and the passenger airbag off light illuminates. This is apparently due to micro-cracking in the passenger seat occupancy detection mat, however bmw only includes a small percentage of affected cars in the 2008 recall. Bmw na refuses to fix this safety defect for all 2006 build year 330i models with sport seats. The same seats which are affected by the identical issue for 2005 build year. It seems given the number of cars affected by the same issue that the defect was not corrected for the 2006 build year. This could result in the passenger airbag not deploying in a collision which is extremely dangerous.