2006 BMW 325I seats problems

Filed Jun 27, 2025 · Airbags, Seats · CA

The passenger seat occupancy sensor (OC3 mat) on my 2006 BMW 3 Series (VIN: [XXX] ) has failed. As a result, the front passenger airbag is disabled, which poses a serious safety risk. BMW issued a 15-year warranty extension for this issue, acknowledging it as a common failure, but my vehicle is now slightly outside the coverage period. This part is vital for detecting front-seat occupants and enabling the airbag during a crash. I believe BMW should still be required to fix this safety-critical defect, especially in vehicles where the issue was never repaired while under the extended coverage window. This should be reclassified as a full safety recall, not just an expired service campaign. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Jul 4, 2023 · Airbags, Seat belts · FL

Put a box of moderate weight into the passenger seat (hard drives) - probably 40 lbs. After driving for a few minutes and over a few bumps, the seat belt warning light came on because the seat sensor was tripped by the weight. Put the seat belt on to silence the warning. Shortly thereafter, both the seatbelt and passenger airbag warning lights showed on the dash, regardless of occupancy. Hooked up to scanning tool and cleared the codes but they always return. This is not a rare event from reading the online forums - it is likely due to the sensor mat in the seat for occupancy being defective, or a combination of that and the seat belt pre-tensioner being defective, for the passenger side only. The vehicle operates normally other than the warning lights. Obviously have not tested the airbag, but that is highly unlikely to be the actual problem from my investigation of the symptoms.

Filed Jan 28, 2023 · Airbags, Seats · MI

Existing vehicle recall excludes this particular VIN among the same MY and model even though this VIN is affected. Report Receipt Date: NOV 12, 2013 the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 13V564000 Component(s): AIR BAGS Potential Number of Units Affected: 76,565 Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC SUMMARY: BMW of North America LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2006 325i, 325xi, 330i, 330xi sedans and 325xi sports wagons, [shortened]. The front passenger seat occupant detection mat that determines if and how the passenger frontal air bag should deploy in a crash may fatigue and develop cracks which could lead to a system failure. CONSEQUENCE: Should the system fail, in the event of a crash, the front passenger air bag would be deactivated, increasing the risk of personal injury.

Filed Jan 31, 2018 · Airbags, Seats · CA

I believe the seat sensor in my 2006 bmw 325i front passenger seat is faulty. The majority of the time, the light comes on that shows that my front passenger airbag is not on and also that the passenger is not buckled, whether they are buckled, or there isn't a passenger in that seat at all. Whether I am stationary or driving/moving at any speed, those warning lights are on, and will intermittently go off for short periods of time, then they come back on again. I am in a carpool so I frequently am the driver and I have someone in that front passenger seat. I am concerned that if in an accident, the airbag will not deploy causing injuries in the case of an accident. Newer models of the same car have this seat sensor on recall, so the 2006 should also be recalled.

Filed Mar 26, 2017 · Airbags, Seat belts · 154,000 miles · CA

Getting error on dash that passenger restraint system malfunction.

Filed Mar 13, 2017 · Airbags, Seats · 114,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 325i. The contact stated that the passenger seat recognized a passenger even when nothing or no one was in the seat. The dealer repaired the vehicle per the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v564000 (air bags); however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was returned to the dealer it was diagnosed that the leather seats needed to be reconditioned. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 114,000. Updated 06/13/17*lj

Filed Jul 8, 2016 · Airbags, Seat belts · 120,000 miles · MI

Passenger restraint system malfunction. There's a recall for the same make and model of my car but for some reason "my VIN" doesn't fall into the recall.

Filed Jun 2, 2016 · Airbags, Seats · 75,000 miles · MD

Air bag seat sensor failure. I would like to add my entry to the long list of bmw 325 owners that should have been covered by the front seat occupant protection mat defect recall (see the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v564000), but apparently are not. According to bmw, my car was made a month before I.e. Nov 2005, the recall date parameters, which stared in dec 2005. This involves a faulty passenger occupancy sensor malfunction that disables the airbags in 2006 e90 bmw 3 series sedan. Bmw recalled previous years sensors but has not fixed the issue in later models. There are plenty of folks affected by this: see http://www.carcomplaints.com/bmw/325/2006/accessories-interior/seats.shtml ntsb, please address this asap! And thanks!

Filed Apr 30, 2016 · Airbags, Seat belts · 66,000 miles · CA

Passenger restraint system malfunction. My VIN was not included in the recall but error is showing. According to tbe the federal safety agency data base under vehicle description (make model and year) theres an open recall for my model.

Filed Jan 20, 2016 · Airbags, Seats · TN

Takata recall. The passenger seat's airbag/weight sensor on our 2006 325i has gone out repeatedly (we're on the 4th or 5th replacement.) it happens when the car is in motion and then the sensor light comes on to alert us that something is wrong and stays on until it's replaced. However, it usually goes out again within 18 months or so. I am usually sitting in the seat when this happens which is very unsafe. I can't remember the exact date of the first malfunction, but we hadn't owned the car very long; it was still under warranty. We have the sports seats which from my reading seem to be part of the problem. I would like to make sure that our car was not overlooked in the recalls. It never stays fixed for long and I don't want to find out that it should have been recalled when I'm lying in a hospital bed, or worse. Seems like more than a coincidence...