Two problems related to air bag not deploy have been reported for the 2004 BMW 525. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I own BMW 525i 2004 since 2004. The passenger side airbag sign turn on in 2010 and I contacted the dealer and they refuse to fix it "stating that it is not a covered item". I came across this site which has this BMW recall on BMW 525i 2004 vehicles. I called into the dealer again and tell them about the recall, but they still refuse to service and stated that it is not covered for your particular vehicle. According to this site my04 through my06 subject vehicles built through 11/30/05 have the passenger side air bag sensor fault issue. This is a very critical safety equipment as in case of any incident, air bag will not deploy. Please help me as you are the safety grail for autos.
The contact owns a 2004 BMW 525i. The contact noticed that the air bag warning indicator consistently illuminates on the instrument control panel, which indicates that the passenger air bag is inoperative. As a consequence, the front passenger side air bag would not deploy evenly in the event of a serious crash. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 08v384000 (air bags:frontal); therefore, he is not entitled to a free remedy as referenced in the recall. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 67,000. Updated 2/23/09 the consumer stated the dealer fixed the vehicle as a goodwill gesture. Updated 02/25/09.