Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 BMW 530I submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 20 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Well was driving fine one day then the next it didn't do nothing an still hasn't done or moved since found that the module in the truck were the spare was got wet an melted then I got another put it in an still nothing changed starter still nothing an found out a recall was found called bmw but they wasn't willing to have it towed to a service provider
MY CAR WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY COMPLAINT IS I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A FRIEND OF OUR FAMILY AND EVERYTHING WAS. ABOUT A MONTH LATER WHEN I START THE CAR I GET THIS ERROR" FAULT IN PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM EFFECTING AIRBAG-BELT TENSIONER OR BELT FOR DELIMITER. SO I CALL BMWUSA TO SEE IF THIS WAS RECALLED. THE MAN I SPOKE WITH SAID YES IT WAS BUT I LET ME HAVE YOUR VIN# OH NO I'M SORRY NOT FOR YOUR VIN " I WAS SHOCKED TO THINK IT WOULD BE A RECALL ON ONE BUT NOT ANOTHER. IF IT IS EFFECTING MY AIR BAG U WOULD THINK. IT WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL CARS THAT GET THAT ERROR. OR WAS THAT CAR BUILT KNOWING IT WAS EVENTUALLY GOING TO GO OUT AND WE THE CUSTOMERS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE THAT AT ALL. IT MAKES NO SENSE. ESPECIALLY IF YOUR OK TO FIX SOME CARS AND NOT ALL OF THEM AFTER ALL WHY WOULD WE WANT SOMETHING IN THE CAR IF WE KNOW ONE ITS JUST GOING TO GO OUT AND WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. AND FOR THE SAFETY PART . IT EVEN SOUNDS MORE CRAZY THAT SOMETHING LIKE THAT COULD MALFUNCTION AND I NOT EVEN SURE IF ANYBODY SHOULD RIDE IN MY PASSENGER SEAT. WELL IT'S [XXX] AT [XXX] IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. GOOD BLESS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR
THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION LIGHT IS ON DUE TO THE MAT CUSHION FAILURE. THIS IS VERY COMMON ON BMW AND MOST OF THEM HAVE A RECALL ISSUED, BUT NOT FOR MY 2007. PLEASE ADVISE AS THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $1800 FOR A NEW ONE. PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK UNLESS REPLACED
MY MESSAGE DISPLAY IS STATING THAT THE AIRBAG ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH DUE TO CRACKS AND FATIGUE WHICH COULD LEAD TO A SYSTEM FAILURE, THIS LOOKS LIKE IT COULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE THAT I WASN'T NOTIFIED ABOUT
THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT SENSOR HAS FAILED AND IT HAS TRIGGERED THE SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG LIGHT SENSOR FOR MY BMW. BMW SAYS IT IS NOT UNDER RECALL, BUT THEY HAVE RECALLED THE 2006 BMW E60 (MINE IS A 2007) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS CONNECTED, THE SAFETY SEAT AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MESSAGE INDICATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FERMAN BMW (31400 US HWY 19 N, PALM HARBOR, FL 34684 AT (727) 785-3900) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V205000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
I RECEIVED A "PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM" MALFUNCTION ERROR ON MY 2007 BMW 530I. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, RECALL ID # 99695, HOWEVER, MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE "COMFORT SEATS." AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS QUITE COMMON FOR OTHER 2006 & 2007 BMW 5 SERIES SEDANS WITHOUT "COMFORT SEATS." *TR
I WAS INFORMED BY THE BMW SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE. I CONTACTED BMW AND THEY STATED THERE WOULD BE A RECALL IN ABOUT A MONTH. NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT BMW IS RESPONSIBLE AS THE INDICATION ON THE DASH ALERTED ME TO THIS WHEN THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I WISH TO INFORM YOU OF THIS AND ALSO NOTIFY ME WHEN THERE WOULD BE A RECALL AS THE BMW 325 SERIES WAS ALREADY RECALLED AND I PRESUME THE PROBLEM WAS ATTENDED TO. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED THE REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND STATED THE PART WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED, THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DETECT THE PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SENSOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V564000 (AIR BAGS) IN JANUARY THE VECHILE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A SECOND LETTER WAS NEEDED IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE FREE REPAIR. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES THE CONTACT STILL HAD NOT RECEIVED THE SECOND LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SENSOR INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED A SECOND RECALL NOTICE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT HAD NOT YET RECEIVED A SECOND NOTICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V564000 (AIR BAGS) IN JANUARY 2014 HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR HAD NOT YET BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SITUATION. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
RECEIVED AIRBAG RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 13V-546; FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT,LETTER FROM BMW, ON JAN 2014.I CONTACTED BY PHONE (904-777-2500),A NUMBER OF TIMES (3), I WAS TOLD BMW WAS WAITING ON PARTS, AND ON ONE WAS ALLOWED TO RIDE IN PASSENGER SEAT. ON THE LAST CALL TO BMW ,THAY HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.....IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME: [XXX]THANKS FOR YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 12/27/12 *CN
VEHICLE SENT ERROR MESSAGE ABOUT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FAILURE IN THE AM, COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE IN THE EVENING WHEN I WENT TO RETURN HOME. DEALER FOUND WATER IN TRUNK, BELOW SPARE TIRE. TRUNK ABOVE SPARE TIRE WAS DRY, NO SIGNS OF MOISTURE. WE EXPERIENCED HEAVY RAINFALL ON 3/17. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS FRIED - VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE. APPEARS TO BE FAILED SUNROOF WATER SEALS PER BMW SERVICE BULLETIN SI B 61 13 06. IN MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER, THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW. MULTIPLE OWNERS' FORUMS CONCUR. *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE SEAT NET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
2007 BMW 530 I . THE LIGHT INDICATING THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING SEEMS TO BE UNFIXABLE. BMW WILL NOT GIVE ME ANY ASSURANCE THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT OF ANY DANGER AND ACTUALLY TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE IT IF I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED FIVE TIMES YET THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. *TR
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