The contact owns a 2004 BMW 745LI. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the passenger's side air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the failure was related to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 04V379000 (Seats) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 198,000.
BMW 745LI airbag light comes on
16 of the 144 owner complaints about the BMW 745LI describe airbag warning light, most of them for the 2003 model year.
- owner complaints
- 16
- worst model year
- 2003
- typical mileage
- 90,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
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What owners say
The airbag light and warning never clears when driving the passgners airbag warning light is on , saying bring to nearest bmw dealer ship.
We have being having problems with the safety issues of this car, sometimes the car will be fine and all of the sudden it dies completly leaving you stranded, the car will crank over and wont start. We have taking to the shop and we have emails from bmw of north america addressing this issue and they advice the repair shop to replace battery, fuel pump, and some modulators and the problem still not fix. This car is being a money pit. The car was towed again to the bmw service dealership to get diagnosed again for the same problem. Also in this bmw brake lights come on and there is nothing wrong with the brakes, airbag light will come on as well. I used to own a mercedes benz e430 and I never had any problems with it. My husband likes bmw's, but there is nothing but problems one after another very frustrating. Maybe we got a lemon car all alone and we have being paying the price ever since.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 bmw 745li. Upon starting the vehicle, the air bag warning indicator illuminated and remained lit while driving. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer for diagnostic testing and repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not mention any recalls for the air bag failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 bmw 745li. The contact stated that the air bag indicator remained illuminated. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 bmw 745li. After the vehicle was serviced, the air bag warning light illuminated continuously. In addition, the tension seat belt warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 202,082.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 bmw 745li. The contact stated that the driver side air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the driver side seat mat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a bmw 745 li. The contact stated that the driver side air bag warning light illuminated. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the air bag warning light needed to be reset. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 bmw 745li. The contact stated that the air bag indicator light illuminated. In addition, the seat belts failed simultaneously. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The vehicle also could not be shifted from park. The contact had to leave the vehicle engaged in neutral in order to remove the key from the ignition and apply the emergency brake. The failure and the current mileage was 171,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 bmw 745 li. The contact stated that the front passenger side air bag warning light was illuminated. The dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v379000 (seats).the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 88,000 and the current mileage was 102,300.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the BMW 745LI airbag light
Why does the airbag light come on in the BMW 745LI?
Owners who report it most often also describe won't start and fuel pump failure.
Which BMW 745LI years have airbag warning light problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2003 (5 complaints), 2004 (5 complaints) and 2002 (4 complaints).
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