14 problems related to side/window air bag have been reported for the 2006 BMW 325. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Takata recall: I just received a notice today 28 Dec 17 that my vehicle needs to be recalled for the following issues the driver side air bag and the blower motor wiring system.
Tl- the contact owns a 2006 BMW 325i. The contact stated that the front passenger side air bag warning lamp illumimated for an air bag malfunction. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who diagnosed that the front passenger seat mat occupant sensor needed to be removed and replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 13v564000 (air bags). The manufacturer was notified of the safety concern with the air bag malfuntion and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000. Dyd.
Driver side air bag notification light began immediately after passenger side air bag mat was replaced by dealer. Because there was no recall for the driver side air bag, the dealer said it was not covered under the recall.
The contact owns a 2006 BMW 325i. The contact stated that the passenger's side air bag sensor mat was not detecting when the passenger's seat was occupied. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer and the manufacturer was made aware of the failure, who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 08v384000 (front passenger seat occupant detection mat). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 105,000.
The contact owns a 2006 BMW 325xi. The contact stated that the front passenger's side air bag sensor light was illuminated indicating the passenger air bag was disabled. The contact stated the sensor would illuminate if the passenger seat was occupied or not. The contact notified the manufacturer of the defect and was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA campaign id number: 13v56400(air bags). The contact indicated the vehicle had experienced the same defect listed in the recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 60,000.
The red passenger-side air bag and seat belt lights come on and stay on, whether or not anyone is sitting in the passenger seat. BMW has told me it will cost $1,300 to replace, yet it seems from other complaints here and from other online forums that the mat sensor causing this problem was defectively manufactured.
The red passenger-side air bag and seat belt lights come on and stay on, whether or not anyone is sitting in the passenger seat. My BMW dealer has told me this means the passenger airbags are deactivated and this is a common occurrence caused by a faulty sensor.
Passanger side air bag. Issue with airbag and seatbelt light coming on intermittently. But now it started to stay on and currently my passenger seat airbag is disabled. The mat sensors fail to function.
The contact owns a 2006 BMW 325xi. The contact stated that the front passenger's side air bag sensor light was illuminated and would illuminate if the passenger's seat was occupied or not. The contact notified the manufacturer of the defect and was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 13v56400(air bags). The contact believed that the vehicle was experiencing the same defect as listed in the recall campaign. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was 82,000.
My 2006 BMW 525i passenger side airbag malfunction light came on and is a bad sensor in the seat. There has been a recall on this for other 2006 BMW's but mine is not included in this. It is the same problem as all of the other recalled ones. The NHTSA campaign id# is 08v384000. I believe the problem is more widespread than the ones recalled.
The contact owns a 2006 BMW 325i. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the front passenger side air bag sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 08v384000 (air bags:frontal). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 97,000.
The contact owns a 2006 BMW 325i. The contact stated the passenger side air bag warning lamp illuminated indicating that the passenger air bag was not activated. The failure would occur whether the passenger seat was occupied or not. The contact located a recall for the failure under NHTSA campaign id number: 08v384000 (air bags: frontal) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs however, the vehicle was not included in the recall. The dealer then advised that there was a fracture in the passenger seat sensor mat that would need replacing. The manufacturer was contacted but would offer no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 67,000.
My vehicle has the exact same problem that BMW recalled in the NHTSA campaign# 08v384000. The problem is with my front passenger airbag seat mat has cracked. This defect has already been verified by an authorized BMW dealer at my own cost. But for some reason, my vehicle in not one of the 200,000 vehicles in the official recall. So BMW refuses to take care of the problem. I filed a complaint with BMW na but they will not cover this problem. This is a safety issue because my passenger side airbag is now disabled permanently because of this defect.
The contact owns a 2006 BMW 325i. The contact stated that the seat format sensors have failed making it impossible for the front passenger side air bag to deploy. The failure was repaired several times and was no longer covered by the warranty. The dealer repaired the failure. Updated 01/14/11 updated 04/19/11.