Four problems related to front seat head restraint have been reported for the 2012 BMW 328. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Passenger restraint malfunction error code comes off and on while in motion.
Passenger restrained system light came on. It is something very common in vehicles like mine. I heard a lot of people have the same issue as mine. It is very unfortunate because BMW should have an extended warranty regarding this issue.
Vehicle at approximately 36,000 miles started exhibiting an intermittent warning for passenger restraint system malfunction. BMW of ontario, CA diagnosed the issue as a faulty seat occupancy sensor, but declined warranty coverage due to vehicle age and exclusion from 3rd party warranty. This appears to be a fairly widespread issue based 1) many of the online owner forums cover this problem. 2) the problem is widespread enough to support several manufacturers making and selling bypass\emulator devices to circumvent the failed sensor. A critical safety device for controlling airbag deployment should not be failing so early or frequently.
Every so often I get an error message that says 'passenger restraint system malfunction'. I know this is a common error message for BMW vehicles & their owners. I have taken it to the dealership and been told that it could be repaired at my expenses. . . Why?! when so many vehicles have the same issue and it's not user error. . . Time for a recall! come on!.
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