2006 BMW 330XI

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT MY PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS OFFLINE. I BROUGHT IT INTO MY MECHANIC AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR MAT AND POSSIBLY MY PASSENGER SEAT BELT SENSOR HAD FAILED. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $700-$800 DOLLARS. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION THAT MY VEHICLE MAY BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000. WHEN I CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND BMWNA THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR MY VEHICLE UNTIL REQUIRED TO DO SO EVEN THOUGH MY AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS ALREADY FAILED AND IT IS SHOWING AS OFFLINE. I'M REGISTERING THIS COMPLAINT TO DOCUMENT THAT THEY ARE NOT ACTIVELY RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FAILED PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT AS THE CAUSE. FAILURE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FAILURES HIGHLIGHTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN 08V384000. BMW NORTH AMERICA POSITION IS THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE (VIN) IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS IS VERY TROUBLING. THERE IS A KNOWN FAILURE SERIOUS ENOUGH TO WARRANT A SAFETY RECALL, HOWEVER THE RECALL IS LIMITED TO A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE ACTUAL VEHICLES THAT WILL EXPERIENCE THIS FAILURE. RESEARCH ON THIS SITE (AND OTHERS) CONFIRMS THIS IS A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM AFFECTING SEVERAL MODELS AND MODEL YEARS OF BMW VEHICLES. LEFT UNFIXED, A PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT WILL NOT HAVE THE SAFETY BENEFITS OF AN OPERABLE AIRBAG AND THIS COULD RESULT IN UNECESSARY SERIOUS INJURY. MY REQUEST IS FOR THE NHTSA AND BMW TO EXPAND THE SAFETY RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL VEHICLES EXHIBITING THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT AND RECTIFY THE POSSIBLE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS THIS FAILURE PRESENTS.

I HAVE A 2006 BMW 330XI SPORT AND WHEN A PASSENGER SITS IN THE CAR, I RECEIVE A PASSENGER AIRBAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT. I WAS TOLD BY PARK AVE BMW IN NJ THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY UNDER THE RECALL. RECALL ID # 57362 - AIR BAGS:FRONTAL RECALL DATE AUG 05, 2008 RECALL DATE: AUG 05, 2008 MODEL AFFECTED: 2006 BMW 3-SERIES SUMMARY: BMW IS RECALLING 200,000 MY 2006 3 SERIES SPORT SEAT, MY 2004-2006 5 SERIES STANDARD AND SPORT SEAT, AND MY 2004-2006 X3 PASSENGER VEHICLES. DEPENDING ON THE MANNER AND FREQUENCY OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S ENTRY AND EXIT, SMALL CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE MAT. IF THIS OCCURS, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HEAD PROTECTION SYSTEM, WILL BE DEACTIVATED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG "ON-OFF" LAMP WILL BE ILLUMINATED. CONSEQUENCES: IN THIS SITUATION THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY EVEN IF A SUFFICIENTLY SEVERE ACCIDENT WOULD OCCUR AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION PROVIDED BY THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REWORK THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT SO THAT EXTERNAL FORCE APPLICATION TO THE SEAT DOES NOT CAUSE A CRACK TO THE MAT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 6, 2008. BMW WILL ALSO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THESE VEHICLES TO 10 YEARS FROM FIRST REGISTRATION WITHOUT ANY MILEAGE LIMIT. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417. POTENTIAL UNITS AFFECTED: 200000 NOTES: BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 330XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED UNTIL THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURE ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S AIR BAG RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING AND MESSAGE DISPLAYING AIRBAG SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WHEN PASSENGER SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL AS PER BMW USA THAT INCLUDES 200,000 VEHICLES WITH "SPORT SEATS" BUT OUR VEHICLE WITH "PREMIUM SEATS" IS NOT INCLUDED. THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR WHICH IS DEFECTIVE UNDER THE RECALL MAY BE COMMON AND THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO MORE VEHICLES. BMW USA HAS CONFIRMED THAT OUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

WARNING LIGHT HAS APPEARED INDICATING AIR BAG FAULT. CODE CHECK REVEALS A DEFECT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SAME FAULT HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR SAME MODEL IN US AND CANADA HOWEVER DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS VIN. BMWNA AND BMW CANADA BOTH DENY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECT FOR THIS VIN. BMW NORTH AMERICA MAY BE EVADING RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THIS SAFETY ISSUE BY ONLY RECOGNIZING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR VERY FEW SPECIFIC VEHICLES. *TR