Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| SIB-72-01-11 | 08/01/2011 | 10041411 | Bmw: e92. the seat belt extender on the front driver | 09/30/2011 | |
| SIB-72-01-11 | 08/01/2011 | 10041411 | Ready | 09/30/2011 | |
| SIB-72-28-06 | 04/01/2011 | 10040050 | Ready | 08/15/2011 | |
| SIB-72-05-07 | 04/01/2011 | 10040049 | Bmw: a software problem is causing one or both of the seat belt assistants to not extend fully or may not extend at all. the position at which the assistant comes to rest varies. e92. *rm | 08/15/2011 | |
| SIB-72-28-06 | 04/01/2011 | 10040050 | Bmw: the end of the seatbelt assistant breaks/falls off when retracting. the retaining tab is not robust enough. e92. *rm | 08/15/2011 | |
| SIB-72-05-07 | 04/01/2011 | 10040049 | Ready | 08/15/2011 | |
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||||
| SIB-72-01-11 | 08/01/2011 | 10041411 | Bmw: e92. the seat belt extender on the front driver | 09/30/2011 | |
| SIB-72-01-11 | 08/01/2011 | 10041411 | Ready | 09/30/2011 | |
| SIB-72-03-10 | 11/01/2010 | 10037487 | Bmw: on some e92 models the safety belt extender is not extending the belt or is noisy. this can be a fault of the extender or the belt is contorted. *rm | 05/24/2011 | |
| SIB-72-03-10 | 11/01/2010 | 10037487 | Ready | 05/24/2011 | |
| SIB-72-01-10 | 10/01/2010 | 10035247 | Bmw vehicle: front safety belt does not retract smoothly or jams. the upper part of the driver's or passenger's front safety belt does not roll up fully or rolls up slowly. the adjustment of the inertia reel is incorrect at the fastenin | 02/11/2011 | |
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||||
| SIB-72-03-10 | 11/01/2010 | 10037487 | Ready | 05/24/2011 | |
| SIB-72-03-10 | 11/01/2010 | 10037487 | Bmw: on some e92 models the safety belt extender is not extending the belt or is noisy. this can be a fault of the extender or the belt is contorted. *rm | 05/24/2011 | |
| SIB-72-01-10 | 10/01/2010 | 10035247 | Bmw vehicle: front safety belt does not retract smoothly or jams. the upper part of the driver's or passenger's front safety belt does not roll up fully or rolls up slowly. the adjustment of the inertia reel is incorrect at the fastenin | 02/11/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 45000 | ||
| To whom it may concern, my passenger airbag sensor light and passenger seat belt light came on unexpectedly while driving. after doing a bit of research on the internet i found that there was a similar issue others were having with the same model car 2006 bmw 325i sedan e90 series and there is an ongoing recall 08v384000. so i decided to contact my local bmw dealership to see if my car was covered in the recall they said no and quoted me a price of well over 1400 dollars to fix. i have since found out that in the event of a collision that my passenger airbag will not deploy. after, further research i feel that my model is also an affected in this recall (08v384000). i hope that this submission will not fall on deaf ears. i am doing this for all the others like me affected by this issue and demand service to fix a known safety issue for us and for our passengers. regards | |||
| 02/01/2012 | 49000 | ||
| When a passenger sits in the front passenger seat the airbag failure light illuminates, the seat belt light illuminates and remains lit, and the passenger airbag off light illuminates. this is apparently due to micro-cracking in the passenger seat occupancy detection mat, however bmw only includes a small percentage of affected cars in the 2008 recall. bmw na refuses to fix this safety defect for all 2006 build year 330i models with sport seats. the same seats which are affected by the identical issue for 2005 build year. it seems given the number of cars affected by the same issue that the defect was not corrected for the 2006 build year. this could result in the passenger airbag not deploying in a collision which is extremely dangerous. | |||
| 02/01/2010 | |||
| The oc3 mat (passenger occupancy sensor mat) has failed. this issue, as described in more detail below (4.), involves the front passenger seat occupant detection mat of certain bmw vehicles, and has been the subject of nhtsa pe07-045 and ea08-001. in short, a fatigue failure of the mat can occur and would consequently lead to the deactivation of the front passenger air bags with exception of the head protection system. the air bag warning lamp as well as the passenger air bag on-off lamp would illuminate in such case. bmw states that my vehicle does not fall under this recall since it was produced after 11/2005. yet, the prognosis of the failure is exactly the same as of the recall. | |||
| 02/01/2012 | 49000 | ||
| When a passenger sits in the front passenger seat the airbag failure light illuminates, the seat belt light illuminates and remains lit, and the passenger airbag off light illuminates. this is apparently due to micro-cracking in the passenger seat occupancy detection mat, however bmw only includes a small percentage of affected cars in the 2008 recall. bmw na refuses to fix this safety defect for all 2006 build year 330i models with sport seats. the same seats which are affected by the identical issue for 2005 build year. it seems given the number of cars affected by the same issue that the defect was not corrected for the 2006 build year. this could result in the passenger airbag not deploying in a collision which is extremely dangerous. | |||
| 02/01/2010 | |||
| The oc3 mat (passenger occupancy sensor mat) has failed. this issue, as described in more detail below (4.), involves the front passenger seat occupant detection mat of certain bmw vehicles, and has been the subject of nhtsa pe07-045 and ea08-001. in short, a fatigue failure of the mat can occur and would consequently lead to the deactivation of the front passenger air bags with exception of the head protection system. the air bag warning lamp as well as the passenger air bag on-off lamp would illuminate in such case. bmw states that my vehicle does not fall under this recall since it was produced after 11/2005. yet, the prognosis of the failure is exactly the same as of the recall. | |||
| 02/01/2012 | 49000 | ||
| When a passenger sits in the front passenger seat the airbag failure light illuminates, the seat belt light illuminates and remains lit, and the passenger airbag off light illuminates. this is apparently due to micro-cracking in the passenger seat occupancy detection mat, however bmw only includes a small percentage of affected cars in the 2008 recall. bmw na refuses to fix this safety defect for all 2006 build year 330i models with sport seats. the same seats which are affected by the identical issue for 2005 build year. it seems given the number of cars affected by the same issue that the defect was not corrected for the 2006 build year. this could result in the passenger airbag not deploying in a collision which is extremely dangerous. | |||
| 02/01/2010 | |||
| The oc3 mat (passenger occupancy sensor mat) has failed. this issue, as described in more detail below (4.), involves the front passenger seat occupant detection mat of certain bmw vehicles, and has been the subject of nhtsa pe07-045 and ea08-001. in short, a fatigue failure of the mat can occur and would consequently lead to the deactivation of the front passenger air bags with exception of the head protection system. the air bag warning lamp as well as the passenger air bag on-off lamp would illuminate in such case. bmw states that my vehicle does not fall under this recall since it was produced after 11/2005. yet, the prognosis of the failure is exactly the same as of the recall. | |||
| 02/01/2012 | 49000 | ||
| When a passenger sits in the front passenger seat the airbag failure light illuminates, the seat belt light illuminates and remains lit, and the passenger airbag off light illuminates. this is apparently due to micro-cracking in the passenger seat occupancy detection mat, however bmw only includes a small percentage of affected cars in the 2008 recall. bmw na refuses to fix this safety defect for all 2006 build year 330i models with sport seats. the same seats which are affected by the identical issue for 2005 build year. it seems given the number of cars affected by the same issue that the defect was not corrected for the 2006 build year. this could result in the passenger airbag not deploying in a collision which is extremely dangerous. | |||
| 02/01/2010 | |||
| The oc3 mat (passenger occupancy sensor mat) has failed. this issue, as described in more detail below (4.), involves the front passenger seat occupant detection mat of certain bmw vehicles, and has been the subject of nhtsa pe07-045 and ea08-001. in short, a fatigue failure of the mat can occur and would consequently lead to the deactivation of the front passenger air bags with exception of the head protection system. the air bag warning lamp as well as the passenger air bag on-off lamp would illuminate in such case. bmw states that my vehicle does not fall under this recall since it was produced after 11/2005. yet, the prognosis of the failure is exactly the same as of the recall. | |||
| 02/01/2012 | 49000 | ||
| When a passenger sits in the front passenger seat the airbag failure light illuminates, the seat belt light illuminates and remains lit, and the passenger airbag off light illuminates. this is apparently due to micro-cracking in the passenger seat occupancy detection mat, however bmw only includes a small percentage of affected cars in the 2008 recall. bmw na refuses to fix this safety defect for all 2006 build year 330i models with sport seats. the same seats which are affected by the identical issue for 2005 build year. it seems given the number of cars affected by the same issue that the defect was not corrected for the 2006 build year. this could result in the passenger airbag not deploying in a collision which is extremely dangerous. | |||
| 02/01/2010 | |||
| The oc3 mat (passenger occupancy sensor mat) has failed. this issue, as described in more detail below (4.), involves the front passenger seat occupant detection mat of certain bmw vehicles, and has been the subject of nhtsa pe07-045 and ea08-001. in short, a fatigue failure of the mat can occur and would consequently lead to the deactivation of the front passenger air bags with exception of the head protection system. the air bag warning lamp as well as the passenger air bag on-off lamp would illuminate in such case. bmw states that my vehicle does not fall under this recall since it was produced after 11/2005. yet, the prognosis of the failure is exactly the same as of the recall. | |||
| 01/03/2012 | |||
| The airbag warning lights and seatbelt warning lights are lit in red. after diagnosis from the dealer's service department, it was concluded that the sensor embedded in the passenger side is malfunctioning and must be replaced. there was a recall in 2008 for the same model year with a similar malfunction of the airbag sensor (nhtsa campaign id number: 08v384000) also, in that recall it states: bmw is extending the warranty to 10 years from first registration without any mileage limit to the following vehicles: my 2006 6-series, 3-series (standard seat), my 2004-2005 z4, my 2004-2006 7-series, my 2006 x5, and my 2004-2006 5-series (comfort seat). under the extended warranty program, the occupant detection mat in a vehicle that experiences this specific issue will be replaced at no charge to the customer however, the local bmw dealer says they cannot honor that warranty. | |||
| 05/28/2010 | 95000 | ||
| This complaint is in regards to nhtsa id #08v384000. the air bag warning lamp, seat belt lamp and the passenger air bag on-off lamp will not turn off . i contacted bmw via the phone number provided by your department and also visited my local bmw dealer and they both say that my car doesn't fall under said recall. my car is a bmw 2006 330i with sports seats, which is one of the cars listed as being defective by your department. however, bmw stated that the recall is for a specific number of airbag sensor matts that were damaged during shipping and that my car's matt was not part of this batch. since my car is experiencing the same symptoms as those under the recall, and is actually one of the cars listed in your report, it's safe to say that the faulty airbag sensor issue goes beyond just the batch bmw is claiming were damaged. even if this is true, and that specific batch of air bag sensors were damaged during shipping, then what's to say that my air bag sensor wasn't also damaged during shipping even if it was part of another batch. the logical conclusion, however, would indicate that the sensors being damaged during shipping is false and that there is in fact a flaw with the sensor itself. this is evident in the fact that bmw produced an updated version of the sensor and that my sensor though not part of the so called damaged batch is also experiencing the same exact symptoms. if the cause of the faulty sensors were due to being damaged during shipping then why need to create an updated version. the logical thing to do would be to ensure the safe delivery of the sensors, not create a new version. i've owned many vehicles with this same feature and have never had any problems. bmw claiming that the symptoms of my sensor having the same symptoms as the damaged batch is just a coincidence is a far cry. at the very least a new investigation should be done. thank you. | |||