Vehicle reports "Passenger restraint system malfunction" upon startup, even when passenger is not in seat. Passenger airbag light turns on. In this state the vehicle defaults to deploying the passenger airbag no matter what, even if passenger weighs less than 45 lbs. BMW of North Scottsdale inspected and recommends replacing the passenger seat sensor mat for $3600, not covered outside of factory warranty.
2018 BMW 540I airbags complaints
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Passenger seat indicator light keeps going off intermittently. Dealer says its a seat pad issue. We identified it in 2018 but dealer was not able to fix it and it continually keeps happening and didn't do anything because dealer did not fix it at that time. Now dealer is re-diagonising it saying it is a different diagnostic code but we have seen the same issue since we got the car. After reasearching this, there was a recall in 2017 with similar issues. It is related to the sensor and if not properly working, the airbags may not deploy when needed. This appears to be a safety feature of the car so should be recalled like previous. Please investigate.
For a few months now, my car has been throwing a "passenger restraint system malfunction" error. It happens sporadically and only stays up for between 1 and 5 minutes at a time. It will happen whether the car is moving or not, and even sometimes as soon as I turn the car on. I have been submitting the telecommunications since it started. I tried to have it fixed by thompson bmw, only to be told, like the other user who has this problem on here, that they think moisture is the culprit. I have never had any rain or any other moisture get into the car, and even if it did, this would be a huge safety risk. Thompson refused to fix it and said I would have to come out of pocket for the seat, which is ridiculous. I have been in contact with the service manager, and the car is scheduled to go back to the shop soon. I will update with any developments, but it would appear that mine is not an isolated indecent.
Received an error message on bmw 540i 2018, with 10600 miles. Purchased as factory demo a little over a month ago. Will be taking it to service soon. However I understand this is a long standing issue with bmw-s that the manufacturer is not correcting or issuing recalls.
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