2011 BMW 328I: seat belt won't latch or retract

5 of the 580 complaints about the 2011 BMW 328I describe seat belt won't latch or retract.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below

Seat belt won't latch or retract by model year

2015
1
2014
1
2013
2
2012
1
2011
5
2009
1
2007
2
1999
3
1997
1

What owners say

Filed Aug 31, 2019 · Airbags · 72,000 miles · NJ

The airbag sensor is broken on passenger side if not fixed it's is definitely a safety concern. Purchased used on 7/1/19 from a dealships and they do not want to incure the cost to fix it. If the passenger seatbelt is not buckled whether there's a passenger in the seat or not it will keep beeping until you put the seatbelt in the buckle.

Filed Oct 30, 2018 · Airbags, Seat belts · 63,000 miles · CA

I am receiving a 'passenger restraint malfunction' message on my dash and the seatbelt and airbag light are stuck on. Online bmw states "the oc3 mat needs to be replaced. Check with your dealer, we extended the warranty on some models." I checked with my dealer and this does not qualify. They will not cover this safety repair. I cannot safely have anyone ride in the passenger seat, and the seat ceases to move as well. My dealer states it costs $1350 to fix and they would need to order in the part and have my vehicle for 2 days. This is a safety issue. Safety issues should not have an 'expiration date' as to when the dealer will or will not cover it. The care is 7 years old and has 63,000 miles. This defect was covered for the 2006 and 2007 models and became a recall. I see online in forums others are experiencing this in the 2011 model. I am forced to pay a mechanic to fix this now.

Filed Jan 26, 2018 · Airbags, Seat belts · WA · crash · 2 injuries

"takata recall" while stopped at a red light, we were struck from behind by a vehicle who then ran from the scene.the impact was severe enough that my passenger, julie coppersmith lost consciousness for a few seconds from either hitting the dash or just from the violent movement forward. She was wearing her seat belt but the shoulder restraint failed and the airbag did not deploy. The malfunction was acknowledged on the cars information system.

Filed Aug 17, 2017 · Seat belts · 42,148 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw 328i. While driving various speeds, the driver's seat belt would tighten around the driver. The issue made it impossible for the driver to turn left or right to see out of the side mirrors properly. Also, when the seat belt was unlatched, it failed to retract correctly. The vehicle was taken to bmw of sarasota (5151 clark rd, sarasota, fl 34233 (888) 849-1985) where it was diagnosed that the driver's seat belt needed replacement. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered the contact a 10% discount. The contact was unhappy with the manufacturer's offer. The failure mileage was 42,148.

Filed Apr 6, 2015 · Airbags · 44,500 miles · DE

Saw issue with 2006 3 series regarding passenger airbag light reading wrong. Mine seatbelt chimes go off even if I just put an electronic tablet in the seat. Other day adult son in car, passenger airbag light showing it's off yet he was sitting in seat and strapped in. 2 days later after I dropped him off, system started chiming again, had to put seatbelt in latch even though no one in seat for it to turn off the noise.