2004 BMW 530I

APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO, THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE ID# 73368 - AIRBAGS: FRONTAL, BUT HAVE BEEN REFUSED BY THE LOCAL DEALER AND BY THE PHONE SUPPORT AT BMW. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY BMW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MAT SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT MAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 08-16-12 *BF UPDATED 08/16/2012 *JS

THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS IS DEACTIVATED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG "ON-OFF" LAMP IS ILLUMINATED. THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME AS THE 2004 BMW 5 SERIES FRONTAL AIRBAG RECALL ( #08V384000), BUT FOR SOME REASON WHEN I CONTACTED BMW AT 1-800-525-7417 AND PROVIDED THEM MY VIN NUMBER THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. PLEASE REVIEW AND RECONSIDER AS THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILURE. THIS FAILURE HAS DISABLED THE AIRBAGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, ANY PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE PROTECTED BY THE AIRBAGS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY2004-2006 BMW 5-SERIES MODELS (ALONG WITH NUMEROUS OTHER MODELS) FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR. BMW OF NORTH AMERICA HAS ADVISED ME THAT MY VEHICLE (PER VIN) IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER, I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAULT AS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL ISSUED BY BMW NA. NEITHER MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, OR BMW NA IS WILLING TO COVER THIS FAILURE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANY PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE. *JS

A WARNING LIGHT FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IN MY VEHICLE CAME ON SO I TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED BMW REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE PROBLEM FIXED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ITEM AND TO CONTACT THE LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM ADDRESS THE ISSUE. WHEN I CONTACTED THE LOCAL BMW DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, THEY CHECKED MY VIN AND SAID IT WASN'T AFFECTED. I SUBSEQUENTLY LOOKED UP SAFETY RECALL INFO ON THIS SITE AND VIEWED EA08-001 ALONG WITH PE07-045 AND THE ASSOCIATED LETTER FROM BMW NORTH AMERICA DATED JULY 18, 2008 I CALLED MY LOCAL BMW DEALER ONCE MORE AND PROVIDED THEM THIS NEW INFORMATION WHERE I FEEL MY CAR IS APPLICABLE UNDER THIS RECALL. ONCE AGAIN, THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED AND I SHOULD CONTACT BMW NORTH AMERICA, WHICH I DID. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP FOR BMW CHECKED MY VIN AND SAID, SORRY BUT MY VEHICLE WASN'T AFFECTED. I DISAGREED WITH HER AND ASKED TO SPEAK TO A MANAGER REGARDING THIS RECALL. I SPOKE TO THE MANAGER AND EXPLAINED THAT I WAS HAVING TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING WHY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED, ESPECIALLY SINCE MY VEHICLE CLEARLY IS EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE AND FALLS WITH THE INCLUSIVE DOM FOR THE SUBJECT VEHICLES REGARDLESS OF VIN. SHE EXPLAINED THE PROCESS AND STATED THE THAT SHE WAS SORRY BUT MY CAR WASN'T AFFECTED, THE RECALL WAS CLOSED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT ANYWAY. SHE SUGGESTED THAT IF STILL HAVE AN ISSUE TO CONTACT YOUR OFFICE AND FILE A COMPLAINT. I WOULD LIKE HAVE SOMEONE LOOK INTO THIS COMPLAINT AND CONSIDER REOPENING IT BASED UPON THE ABOVE. I FEEL THAT THERE ARE PERHAPS OTHER OWNERS WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM AS WELL, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE BMW LETTER STATES IN PARA. 4 "THE % OF VEHICLES EST. TO ACTUALLY BE AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE IS UNKNOWN" THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IDENTIFIED BY BMW AND I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE AIRBAG ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MAT AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V384000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL), DID NOT INCLUDE THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

OWNER OF A 2004 BMW 530I . UPON STARTING MY CAR ONE MORNING FOR MY TRIP TO WORK, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP CAME ON, REFLECTED ON THE DASH NEAR THE SPEEDOMETER. THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF THE CAR AT THAT TIME. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL BMW DEALER, AND AFTER HAVING IT EVALUATED, WAS TOLD MY PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY ... THAT IT WOULD COST ME $887.08 PLUS TAX JUST TO REPAIR IT (REPLACE MODULE, PROGRAM VEHICLE,PASSENGER DOOR AIRBAG FAULTY). I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS TO BE TRUE, THAT THE AIR BAG MALFUNCTION IS NOT COVERED, AS TOO MANY OTHER OWNERS (FROM MY RESEARCH VIA THE INTERNET) OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V384000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 01/03/12*LJ UPDATED 01/09/12