Seat Belt Problems of BMW 530

BMW 530 owners have reported 53 seat belt related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 2 most common seat belt problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's seat belt (52 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's rear seat belt (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Seat Belt related problems of BMW 530

Problem Category Number of Problems
Seat Belt problems
52
Rear Seat Belt problems
1

Recently reported Seat Belt problems of BMW 530

The Seat Belt problem

I have a code passanger restraint failure that will not come off unless I pay $2700 to fix. This coding came on after 3 months of getting the vehicle and I’m not the only with the same issue. This is a dangerous situation that BMW is not recalling but putting this as the owners expense.   Read details...

The Rear Seat Belt problem

The latch anchor bars in the 2003 BMW 530 were too far recessed into the vehicles seat which made installation of the child seat, using the latch system, extremely difficult. (the evenflo vanguard child safety seat, manufactured 03-25-03, corporal jennifer s.   Read details...




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