Seat Belt Problems of BMW 525

BMW 525 owners have reported 39 seat belt related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common seat belt problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's seat belt (34 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's front seat belt warning light (3 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Seat Belt related problems of BMW 525


Recently reported Seat Belt problems of BMW 525

The Seat Belt problem

My passenger seat belt restraints and airbag warnings light comes on. I saw that this year was included in my model 525i, but BMW of honolulu said my bin shows no recall? I'm confused and upset on how BMW can risk such a safety issue by not including all affected by this especially my year and   Read details...

The Front Seat Belt Warning Light problem

The contact owns a 2006 BMW 525i. The contact stated that the front passenger seat air bag and the restraint indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000.   Read details...

The Rear Seat Belt problem

On 8 March 2005 at approximately 3:20pm, kari kawakami (spouse) and sydney kawakami (4 year old child) were heading westbound on grand river Ave. In novi michigan. Sydney was secured in a graco booster seat in the subject vehicle in the rear passenger side.   Read details...

The Rear Seat Belt Buckle problem

Passenger side rear safety belt receptacle is malfunctioning.   Read details...




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