Eight problems related to air bag light on have been reported for the 2005 BMW 530. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2005 BMW 530i. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated while driving, which was a safety concern. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the failure affected the air bags, and that the floor mat sensor was faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified and indicated that an unknown recall campaign was available from 2009; however, the statute expired. The manufacturer provided no solution. The failure mileage was not available.
The contact owns a 2005 BMW 530i. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag warning indicator remained illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 134,000.
Tl-the contact owns a 2005 BMW 530i. The vehicle was repaired under an extended warranty through the manufacturer. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the passengers side air bag warning indicator was consistently illuminated. The failure recurred each time the vehicle was driven. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed that the front passengers side seat occupant detection mat was faulty and needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired and the contact was told that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v564000 (air bags) and had already been repaired under the manufacturers extended warranty. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000. Sw.
I bought this car last year with 140,000 miles on it. The passenger side airbag light and seatbelt light both came on after maybe a month of driving. I took it to the BMW shop and they said that it came on because I had something heavy sitting in the seat---nothing heavier than my purse. They wanted to charge me a diagnosis fee to turn the light off but I refused. That is not a caution in the handbook so how was I suppose to know that was problem. I'm worried that my seatbelt and airbag may malfunction in the case of an accident. I had the same problem with my 2005 BMW 525.
Passenger side air bag light and seat belt light are on again! took to dealer couple years ago during recall and it happen again (mat sensor).
The contact owns a 2005 BMW 530i. The contact stated that the air bag light did not illuminate on the instrument panel to indicated that the air bag was activated. The contact stated the failure was identical to NHTSA recall campaign id number: 08v384 (air bags), but the manufacturer confirmed that the vehicle was not included. The vehicle was not been inspected. The failure mileage was 95,000. The current mileage was 97,600.
The contact owns a 2005 BMW 530i. The contact stated the air bag light illuminates on the instrument panel. The contact checked for recalls on the vehicle and then took the vehicle to the dealer. The dealer stated that the vehicle was experiencing the failure of the occupant detection on the front passenger seat, but was not included in NHTSA recall campaign number: 08v384000 (air bags: frontal) and would not be covered under the recall. The failure mileage was 89,700 and the current mileage ws 89,800.
The contact owns a 2005 BMW 530i. While driving approximately 45 mph, the contact noticed the passenger malfunction air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technicians stated that the front passenger seat mat sensor needed to be replaced. The technicians stated there was a related recall 08v384000 (air bags: frontal) but the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.