Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | ||||||
| EA08001 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE | 01/04/2008 | 12/31/2008 | BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION | 08V384000 | |
| Bmw is conducting a safety recall campaign on approximately 200,000 my04 through my06 subject vehicles built through 11/30/05 to correct the front passenger seat air bag occupant detection mat. the specific vehicles included in the recall aremy04- 06/ 5-series with standard and sport seats, my04-06/ x3-series and my06/ 3-series with sport seats. in addition, bmw will extend the warranty coverage of the passenger seat air bag occupant detection mat to 10-year/unlimited mileage on approximately 120,000 remaining my04-06 subject vehicles built through 11/30/05. the specific vehicles included in the extended warranty are my 06/ 6 series, my 06/ 3-series with standard seats, my04-05/ z4, my04-06/ 7 series, my 06/ x5, and my04-06/ 5-series with comfort seats.the average frequency of failures among the extended warranty groups was less than 1/7th of the recall vehicle groups.please see bmw's 08v-384 recall notification for further detailsdepending on seat configuration and vehicle geometry, the occupant detection mat can fatigue during use depending on the manner and frequency of the front passenger's entry and exit.specifically, over time, micro-cracks could develop in the side flanks of the mat causing a broken circuit.a brokencircuit can lead to the deactivation of the passenger air bag and the illumination of both the air bag warning light and the passenger air bag light. | ||||||
| PE07045 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE | 09/04/2007 | 01/04/2008 | BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION | ||
| In certain my 2005 through my 2006 bmw vehicles, the occupant classification system (ocs) for the passenger frontal airbag may malfunction and render the passenger airbag inoperative.in june 2006, bmw issued a technical service bulletin (si b 72 02 06) regarding the illumination of the airbag warning light and the passenger airbag status lamp.illumination of these lights warn that an open electrical circuit may be present within the passenger seat mat sensor.when both of the lights are illuminated, the passenger frontal air bag will not deploy in a frontal crash.certain bmw vehicles in addition to the subject vehicles contain the same seat mat sensor.these are the my 2004 5-series, 7-series and x3, the my 2004 through 2006z-4 series and my 2006 3-series, 6-series and x5 vehicles.an improved seat mat sensor was introduced in december 2005 for the mid-my 2006 production.in response to odi's information request letter, bmw provided 1,172 owner reports and 28,238 warranty claims.initial review of the data indicate that 280 non-duplicating owner reports and 13,051 non-duplicating warranty claims may be related the subject defect issue on the subject vehiclesthis preliminary evaluation is being upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea08-001). | ||||||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | ||||||
| PE07045 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE | 09/04/2007 | 01/04/2008 | BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION | ||
| In certain my 2005 through my 2006 bmw vehicles, the occupant classification system (ocs) for the passenger frontal airbag may malfunction and render the passenger airbag inoperative.in june 2006, bmw issued a technical service bulletin (si b 72 02 06) regarding the illumination of the airbag warning light and the passenger airbag status lamp.illumination of these lights warn that an open electrical circuit may be present within the passenger seat mat sensor.when both of the lights are illuminated, the passenger frontal air bag will not deploy in a frontal crash.certain bmw vehicles in addition to the subject vehicles contain the same seat mat sensor.these are the my 2004 5-series, 7-series and x3, the my 2004 through 2006z-4 series and my 2006 3-series, 6-series and x5 vehicles.an improved seat mat sensor was introduced in december 2005 for the mid-my 2006 production.in response to odi's information request letter, bmw provided 1,172 owner reports and 28,238 warranty claims.initial review of the data indicate that 280 non-duplicating owner reports and 13,051 non-duplicating warranty claims may be related the subject defect issue on the subject vehiclesthis preliminary evaluation is being upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea08-001). | ||||||
| EA08001 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE | 01/04/2008 | 12/31/2008 | BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION | 08V384000 | |
| Bmw is conducting a safety recall campaign on approximately 200,000 my04 through my06 subject vehicles built through 11/30/05 to correct the front passenger seat air bag occupant detection mat. the specific vehicles included in the recall aremy04- 06/ 5-series with standard and sport seats, my04-06/ x3-series and my06/ 3-series with sport seats. in addition, bmw will extend the warranty coverage of the passenger seat air bag occupant detection mat to 10-year/unlimited mileage on approximately 120,000 remaining my04-06 subject vehicles built through 11/30/05. the specific vehicles included in the extended warranty are my 06/ 6 series, my 06/ 3-series with standard seats, my04-05/ z4, my04-06/ 7 series, my 06/ x5, and my04-06/ 5-series with comfort seats.the average frequency of failures among the extended warranty groups was less than 1/7th of the recall vehicle groups.please see bmw's 08v-384 recall notification for further detailsdepending on seat configuration and vehicle geometry, the occupant detection mat can fatigue during use depending on the manner and frequency of the front passenger's entry and exit.specifically, over time, micro-cracks could develop in the side flanks of the mat causing a broken circuit.a brokencircuit can lead to the deactivation of the passenger air bag and the illumination of both the air bag warning light and the passenger air bag light. | ||||||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | ||||||
| EA08001 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE | 01/04/2008 | 12/31/2008 | BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION | 08V384000 | |
| Bmw is conducting a safety recall campaign on approximately 200,000 my04 through my06 subject vehicles built through 11/30/05 to correct the front passenger seat air bag occupant detection mat. the specific vehicles included in the recall aremy04- 06/ 5-series with standard and sport seats, my04-06/ x3-series and my06/ 3-series with sport seats. in addition, bmw will extend the warranty coverage of the passenger seat air bag occupant detection mat to 10-year/unlimited mileage on approximately 120,000 remaining my04-06 subject vehicles built through 11/30/05. the specific vehicles included in the extended warranty are my 06/ 6 series, my 06/ 3-series with standard seats, my04-05/ z4, my04-06/ 7 series, my 06/ x5, and my04-06/ 5-series with comfort seats.the average frequency of failures among the extended warranty groups was less than 1/7th of the recall vehicle groups.please see bmw's 08v-384 recall notification for further detailsdepending on seat configuration and vehicle geometry, the occupant detection mat can fatigue during use depending on the manner and frequency of the front passenger's entry and exit.specifically, over time, micro-cracks could develop in the side flanks of the mat causing a broken circuit.a brokencircuit can lead to the deactivation of the passenger air bag and the illumination of both the air bag warning light and the passenger air bag light. | ||||||
| PE07045 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE | 09/04/2007 | 01/04/2008 | BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION | ||
| In certain my 2005 through my 2006 bmw vehicles, the occupant classification system (ocs) for the passenger frontal airbag may malfunction and render the passenger airbag inoperative.in june 2006, bmw issued a technical service bulletin (si b 72 02 06) regarding the illumination of the airbag warning light and the passenger airbag status lamp.illumination of these lights warn that an open electrical circuit may be present within the passenger seat mat sensor.when both of the lights are illuminated, the passenger frontal air bag will not deploy in a frontal crash.certain bmw vehicles in addition to the subject vehicles contain the same seat mat sensor.these are the my 2004 5-series, 7-series and x3, the my 2004 through 2006z-4 series and my 2006 3-series, 6-series and x5 vehicles.an improved seat mat sensor was introduced in december 2005 for the mid-my 2006 production.in response to odi's information request letter, bmw provided 1,172 owner reports and 28,238 warranty claims.initial review of the data indicate that 280 non-duplicating owner reports and 13,051 non-duplicating warranty claims may be related the subject defect issue on the subject vehiclesthis preliminary evaluation is being upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea08-001). | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 12/12/2012 | 73300 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that the passenger side air bag warning lamp illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. the manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 08v384000 (air bags:frontal). the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 73,300 and the current mileage was 73,623. kmj | |||
| 12/12/2012 | 73300 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that the passenger air bag warning lamp illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 08v384000 (air bags:frontal). the vehicle was not included on any recalls. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 73,300 and the current mileage was 73,623. pm | |||
| 07/18/2012 | 90000 | 1 | |
| The seat sensor is failing on the driver side reporting a driver restraint system fault. causing error of airbag system. possibly due to massage seat leaking. read numerous reports about same error fault on bimmerfest.com forums. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 48000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic, which located the failure as the air bag sensor mat being cracked. the manufacturer denied assistance with the repair because the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 08v384000 (air bags: frontal). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 48,000 and the current mileage was 50,000. | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 48000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic, which located the failure as the air bag sensor mat being cracked. the manufacturer denied assistance with the repair because the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 08v384000 (air bags: frontal). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 48,000 and the current mileage was 50,000. kmj | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 48000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that the air bag light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer performed a diagnostic which located the failure at the air bag sensor mat was cracked. the manufacturer denied assistance with the repaired because the vehicle was not included in (nhtsa campaign id number: 08v384000 air bags: frontal) the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 48,000 and the current mileage was 50,000. li | |||
| 05/08/2010 | 52206 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that the air bag light illuminated constantly. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who inspected the air bags and discovered that the frontal air bag sensor and control module was defective, along with the clock springs. an authorized dealer stated 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 notified of the failure and stated that there were no recalls or warranties addressing the failure. no further assistance was offered. the failure mileage was 52,206. sm. | |||
| 05/08/2010 | 52206 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated the air bag light illuminate constantly. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who inspected the air bags and found the air bag frontal sensor/control module defective along with the clock springs. the dealer informed him the recall was not covered under the extended warranty and his vin was not included. the recall nhtsa campaign number: 08v384000 nhtsa action number: ea08001 component(s): air bags: frontal: sensor/control module. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated there was no recall or warranty and they offered no other assistance. the failure mileage was 52,206. mw | |||
| 09/04/2006 | |||
| The passenger airbag off warning lamp lights up with a passenger in the front seat. this has been occurring intermitently since i bought the new car. after learning there had been a recall for airbag failure, i asked the dealer to check into this problem. the dealer said there wasn't a recall for my car and we would have to pay to have it checked. | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 04/05/2009 | 35000 | 1 | |
| Occupancy sensor / front passenger airbag system. the passenger airbag off warning lamp lights up with a passenger in the front seat. this is a certified pre-owned car purchased late january 2009. this occurs about 2-3 times per month. sept 2009, after months of complaining and having the dealer tell me they can not duplicate the problem the replaced the sensor mat in the seat. this was covered in ea08-001 and should have been done before the car was offered for sale. later that same month the warning light went off again. *tr | |||