Five problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2008 BMW 328. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The 2008 BMW 3 series with sport seats, has the same issue outlined in recall #08v384000, action number ea08001. The front passenger seat airbag sensor mat is defective, and airbags may not deploy in an accident. The 2008 328i with sport seats should be added to the aforementioned recall. This issue occurs when the front passenger seat is occupied, due to cracks in the mat.
Tl the contact owned a 2008 BMW 328i. While driving, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The driver depressed the brake pedal, but it failed to stop the vehicle. As a result, the driver crashed into a tree. The air bag failed to deploy. The driver sustained arm injuries that did not require medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.
As soon as the vehicle is started a warning will pop up for �passenger restraint system malfunction� caused by the seat occupancy sensor failing on the front passenger seat. The warning will stay on and not go away. A previous recall for similar year models has been announced but it didn't cover all affected vehicles due to similar sensors being used across all these year models. BMW wants to charge 1000+ dollars for this sensor repair due to them saying this is an �unaffected vehicle�. Without this sensor working properly, in the event of a collision, the passenger airbag could not deploy which can cause serious injury or death. BMW refuses to do anything about this without a recall announced, or without thousands of dollars being spent just for the safety of my passengers.
The contact owns a 2008 BMW 328i. While the contact's daughter was driving 20 mph, three vehicles rear ended each other. The contact's daughter rear ended the second vehicle. The driver's side air bag deployed, but the passenger side air bag failed to deploy. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The contact's daughter sustained a face injury that required medical attention. The dealer (new century BMW, 1139 w main st, alhambra, CA 91801) was contacted and stated that the contact had to pay for the repair. 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 manufacturer was contacted at 201-571-5859 and stated that they had to inspect the vehicle and would call the contact back. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000.
The contact owns a 2008 BMW 328i. While operating the vehicle, the passenger side air bag sensor illuminated along with a message indicating that the air bag would not deploy, if needed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the sensor was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 121,000.