Front Air Bag Sensor Control problems of the 2013 BMW 328

The car is a 2013 BMW 328i sedan. The problem happened while the car was in park. I had a passenger get in the car and a warning appears saying "passenger restraint system malfunction". I took it to the dealership and they said the issue was the passenger seat occupancy mat sensor. There are known recalls for this exact issue for multiple models of BMW for a wide range of years. However, they said my VIN wasn't covered.

The passenger airbag restraint malfunction sensor keeps popping up. I believe this should be apart of the recall associated with the senor in the seat malfunctioning.

An airbag fault appears as �passenger restraining malfunction. Keep wearing seatbelt and contact nearest dealer. � this code came up over a year ago and the dealer cleared the code. Now it's back after being on and off for over 6months. This time it's constant and the dealer today said that the sensor pad under the seat / sensor has to be replaced. The coast is $1400. This is not right and fair. In case of an accident my passenger will not be protected. 1000s online complain of the same issue and BMW isn't doing anything about it.

The passenger restraint system sensor dings really loud when a passage or object is in the passenger seat. The sensors in the seat that tell the air bag to be on or off is messed up.

Passenger seat occupancy sensor mat has failed disabling air bags in vehicle.