BMW 540 owners have reported 15 seats related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 3 most common seats problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's seats (11 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's front seat head restraint (2 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Seats problems | |
| Front Seat Head Restraint problems | |
| Front Seat Power Adjust problems |
On and off system notification of "passenger restraint system malfunction" with and without a passenger in the seat. Also, the airbag off/disabled light on the instrument cluster illuminated. Read details...
My car has around 74k miles on it. I had the following service request warning present itself this last week, 'passenger restraint system malfunction:' on my drive into work in the morning. At first I dismissed the message and closed it to see if it would clear itself. It did not clear. Read details...
I went out to my BMW 540i and found the driver's power seat all the way back in the horizontal position. I did not leave it this way, so this was confusing to me. When I attempted to move it back upright into a comfortable driving position, it did not respond- the seat was dead. Read details...