Two problems related to front air bag have been reported for the 2004 BMW 5 Series. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
BMW refused to fix the NHTSA action number: ea08001 and NHTSA campaign id number : 08v384000 front passenger air bag warning.
The contact owns a 2004 BMW 545. The contact stated that the air bag and passenger restraint lights were illuminating on the dash board. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer and was told that the passenger seat occupant detection mat failed. The dealer stated there was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 08v384000 (air bags: frontal), but the vehicle was not included. The failure mileage was 78,000 and the current mileage was 80,200.