Three problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2004 BMW 530. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The front passenger seat occupancy detector has a fault which incapacitates the passenger front air bag. This creates an extremely unsafe passenger situation in the event of a crash. The BMW sbsr system shows fault 0095b8. This specific issue is a known BMW problem and has issued a recall, but BMW has indicated my VIN is not covered for this issue for some unknown reason.
The front passenger air bags is deactivated and the air bag warning lamp as well as the passenger air bag "on-off" lamp is illuminated. This issue is the same as the 2004 BMW 5 series frontal airbag recall ( #08v384000), but for some reason when I contacted BMW at 1-800-525-7417 and provided them my VIN number they said it wasn't covered under the recall. Please review and reconsider as this is a serious defect that needs to be addressed.
My BMW 530 (2004) has back seat airbags. They informed me that in the event I have an infant in the back, the air bags must be deactivated while submitting this information to you agency. At present I have a new born baby so I need your authorization so they can proceed with the deactivation ASAP. Please let me know what to do in order to proceed. Cordially, ivonne arroyo.