Air Bag Light On problems of the 2004 BMW 5 Series

Passenger side seat belt and airbag light stays on.

In March passenger side seat belt air bag light turn on for no reason. I have searched on the internet and come to know that there was a recall on this issue from BMW for 2004 525i series. I call local dealership BMW of plano texas and provide them my VIN number and other information and they said it is not covered. Even though it is noted on NHTSA site that 100k or 10 yrs this recall is covered. Not sure what can I do as this is real serious issue where air bag will not be enabled even if a passenger sit in the seat.

I own a 2004 545i and the airbag light came on. I have never had an accident or anything in this car. I took it to a local auto shop to have it diagnosed and it showed that the passenger airbag light was faulty. When I researched it on the internet, I found a recall for the passenger airbag sensor which specifically fit my 2004 545i BMW. When I called the BMW dealership they claimed that my car was not included in the recall and it would cost me about $1200. 00 to fix! how can this be when the recall specifically fits the description of my vehicle? please help!!.

I had my 2004 BMW 525i in the dealer for the air bag seat mat recall in March '09 and had no problems before with the air bag system before this recall was performed. On December 23, 2009 the vehicle was parked at a local mall while we were doing some christmas shopping. Come out from shopping and start the vehicle to find the passenger air bag off light illuminated, air bag light illuminated on cluster, and then the I-drive stated fault in passenger side air bag system. I contacted the dealer as the previous repairs were only completed 9 months and 4k miles ago, vehicle has 62k on it now. Dealer states front crash sensors are bag and the bill will be $700. The repairs required the removal of the bumper, remove and replace air bag sensors, and programming. Under the recall NHTSA states BMW will extend the warranty for 10yrs unlimited mileage, think again because I had to pay this bill out of pocket. The extended recall only covers the seat mat I'm told. I contacted BMW customer service who was no help at all with this problem. I did some investigating myself and found many complaints about the front crash sensors failing in these vehicles and wondering when this will be looked into by NHTSA? if you have experienced this same problem email me.

The contact owns a 2004 BMW 525. The contact stated that two air bag lights illuminated on may 18, 2009. The lights indicated that the front passenger air bag failed as well as the restraint for the air bag. The dealer stated that the VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign id number 08v384000 (air bags:frontal), although the failures were identical. The vehicle will be taken in for diagnostic testing. The failure and current mileages were 46,000.

I own a 2004 BMW 545i sedan and the passenger airbag light came on for a while already, and I read about the recall on your website and called BMW na and they told me that my car was not under the recall. And told me to bring it to one of the BMW dealers to get it fix which I will have to pay for. I checked at one of the BMW dealerships and they told me it will cost me more than $1000. 00 to fix the passenger\'s seat airbag sensor. I just don't understand why my car is not under their recall list when my car matches the exact description of the recall they are having?! please help. Thank you!.

The contact owns a 2004 BMW 5 Series. The contact stated that the front passenger's side air bag sensor was defective. The air bag warning indicator displayed "passenger air bag system failure. " the dealer stated that the cost to repair the failure would exceed $1,400. The failure and current mileages were less than 55,000. Updated 01/07/09. Updated 01/08/09.