2010 BMW 3 Series Air Bags

The contact owned a 2010 BMW 328i. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH, she crashed into the driver's side of another vehicle that was making a turn. The air bags deployed, and the contact's face struck the steering wheel. The fire department and police arrived on the scene, but the contact was unaware if any reports had been filed. The firefighter escorted the contact out of the vehicle, while smoke came from the engine. The contact was transported to the hospital by ambulance and treated for a fractured nose and teeth, shrapnel in the left eye, bruising on the right shoulder and knee, and a concussion. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard, where the insurance company deemed it totaled and determined that the contact was at fault for the collision. The contact later received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V513000 (Air Bags). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the original steering wheel had been replaced. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

The contact owns a 2010 BMW 328I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V513000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2010 BMW 328I. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front passenger’s side air bag warning light remained illuminated. The cause of the failure was not yet determined, and the vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 150,000.

Passenger seat throwing a code that says "passenger restraint system malfunction"

Front Passenger Air Bag Seat Occupancy Sensor (OC3) Mat failure. Does not detect a passenger in the seat. Passenger airbag is forced off due to sensor.

THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT GIVES AN ON AND OFF FAULTY SIGNAL TO THE COMPUTER. EVERY OTHER CAR START (STATIONARY), THE AIRBAG FAULT RELATED TO THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR IS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINS ON UNTIL NEXT CAR START.

AIR BAG LIGHT JUST CAME ON, HAD IT CHECKED BUT STILL THERE

SEAT SENSOR OCCUPANCY MAT MALFUNCTION: WHY IS BMW NOT VOLUNTARILY RECALLING OR EXTENDING THIS WIDESPREAD KNOWN ISSUE BMWS? THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ACROSS MANY MODELS OF BMWS, FORUMS ARE FILLED WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS. AFTER MARKET MANUFACTURERS HAVE CREATED MODULES TO BYPASS THIS SENSOR, WHICH APPARENTLY IS GOING TO CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR SOME OF THE OWNERS. THERE'S A CONSTANT DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD THAT SAYS, "PASS-RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION". APPARENTLY IT'S QUITE A COMMON ISSUE ACROSS MANY BMWS AND UNFORTUNATELY BMW HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED IT FOR ALL MODELS AND HAVE DONE THE RECALL FOR LIMITED MODEL BETWEEN 2006 AND 2007, 2008 WAS LATER ADDED BUT MY CAR WAS ACTUALLY MANUFACTURED IN 2009 SO I BELIEVE THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND 2008. ON THE FORUMS, I SAW AND READ OWNERS OF 2011 AND 2012 ALSO REPORTING THIS ISSUE.

TAKATA INFLATORS. PASSENGER SEAT MAT/OCCUPANCY SENSOR CAUSING AIR BAG LIGHT TO TURN ON.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. COGGIN BMW OF TREASURE COAST IN FT. PIERCE (4429 SOUTH US 1 HIGHWAY, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982, (772) 410-5155) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER "AIR BAG OFF" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

2010 BMW 328I. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REGISTERED IN AN APPROPRIATE TIME FRAME. *JS

SIMILAR TO THE DEFECT FOUND WITH OTHER BMW CARS AND SUVS, THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR HAS CRACKED RENDERING THE AIRBAG SYSTEM FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT INOPERABLE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

OCCUPANCY MAT IN PASSENGER SEAT FAILED, WHICH RESULTS IN LACK OF AIRBAG FUNCTION. SAME PART NUMBER (52 10 7 244 128) IS PART OF VOLUNTARY RECALL (17V-428) FOR 2006-2007 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. I CONTENT THE SAME ISSUE EXTENDS INTO LATER YEARS AND SHOULD RECEIVE THE SAME LEVEL OF SUPPORT FROM BMW. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE BYPASS MODULE SELL RATE ON EBAY (2380 SOLD ON THIS ITEM ALONE): HTTPS://WWW.EBAY.COM/ITM/SEAT-MAT-BYPASS-EMULATOR-FOR-BMW-E90-E93E82E88E65E66X3Z4-OCCUPANCY-AIRBAG-SENSOR/160854844395 ISSUE ARISES WHENEVER PASSENGER IS IN THE VEHICLE - NOW UNPROTECTED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (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 DEALER WAS CONTACTED (HENDRICK BMW, CHARLOTTE, NC, 888-660-4841) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE WAS FILED IN MARCH 2016 STATING THE FOLLOWING: "IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH NECESSITATING DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG, EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE COULD CAUSE RUPTURING OF THE AIRBAG INFLATOR, RESULTING IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE DRIVER OR OTHER PASSENGERS, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH." IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR, AND BMW STILL ALLEGES THAT PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE.

TAKATA RECALL: RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL BACK IN MARCH 2016 FOR MY 2010 BMW 335I FOR THE DRIVERS AIR BAG. I LIVE IN TEXAS WHICH IS WHERE I BOUGHT THIS CAR (HAH ZONE). HOW LONG IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO WAIT FOR THIS RECALL TO BE REMEDIED? BMW LETTER STATED THAT WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE I WILL RECEIVE A LETTER. STILL WAITING.....

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 335I CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER (LOCATED AT BMW OF HOUSTON NORTH IN THE WOODLANDS; 17830 N FWY SERVICE RD, THE WOODLANDS, TX 77384; (936) 776-4610) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT WAS CONNECTED TO THE BMW MANUFACTURER BY THE DEALER, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE AND THE CALL GOT DISCONNECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I NEED MY AIRBAG TO BE REPLACED SINCE LAST YEAR AND BMW DEALERS ALL THE TIME IS JUST SAYING THAT THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. IT HAD BEEN HAPPENING FROM LAST YEAR. THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT REPLACE THE AIR BAGS.

TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL

TAKATA RECALL. REC'D RECALL NOTICE IN 3/2016, TALKED W/DEALER SHORTLY AFTER AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS, THEN AGAIN 6/29/2016 STILL NO PARTS, HAD SERVICE DONE IN EARLY 2017 AND ASKED AGAIN, WAS TOLD THEY EXPECT SHIPMENT IN NEXT COUPLE MONTHS--"LIKELY TAKATA BUT NOT SURE". CALLED 6/29/2017 EXPECT PARTS END OF SUMMER; BMW WILL SEND LETTER & THEN I TO CALL FOR SERVICE. LAST CALLED DEALER 8/23/2017 AND STILL NO PARTS AND NO ESTIMATE OF WHEN THEY MIGHT GET THEM, TOLD ME TO WAIT FOR LETTER FROM BMW. I THINK OF THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD EVERY TIME I DRIVE. CAN BE DISTRACTING AS I'M DRIVING AND AM PLANNING WHAT TO DO IN CASE I EXPECT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG--HOLD UP MY ARMS OR WHAT? PLEASE HELP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SENSOR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (VISTA MOTORS IN COCONUT CREEK, FL, 954-935-1845) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN, [XXX], STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, HOWEVER, A DISCOUNT TOWARDS THE REPAIR COSTS WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. ...UPDATED 10/04/17 *BF INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (GLOBAL IMPORTS BMW, 500 INTERSTATE N PKWY, ATLANTA, GA 30339, 800-294-1853) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 10/17/17*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 328I THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (BMW OF FREEPORT, LOCATED AT 291 W SUNRISE HIGHWAY FREEPORT, NY 11520) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED IN FEBRUARY 2016. IT IS NOW ALMOST AUGUST 2017. 18 MONTHS FOR A SAFETY RECALL IS BEYOND REASONABLE TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.