Air Bag Not Deploy problems of the 2006 BMW M5

The car has an issue with passenger airbag occupancy sensor, when someone sits on the passanger seat the airbag turns on, these Bmws has many recalls for this issue, for some reason mine does not fall into the recall. I have scanned the computer and confirmed that the sensor is the issue, I would like this issue to be recalled on my car because this a common issue for these, I have read many other people with this issue, on forums, but a recall has not been issued, I think its important to do this recall because it is not safe for my passanger, in case some sort of accident happens and the airbag does not deploy.

Malfunction in passenger restraint system. Warning message stating "fault in passenger - restraint system affecting airbag, belt tensioner or belt force limiter" is activated every few minutes that car is in drive. Was informed that the passenger airbags will not deploy in the event of a crash. Dealership informed me that this was not covered by warranty and my extended warranty provider (hendricks autoguard) has refused to honor its obligations by claiming the part is a non-covered electrical component.

Well documented (on the internet) problem with the passenger side active restraint system failing, typically due to the passenger side occupancy mat. This problem has been documented in almost every model manufactured since 2000, but has only been addressed in a few, select, vehicles. This is the most common complaint for this model on carsafety. Gov and has not been acknowledged by BMW of north America. This problem, in itself, can lead to a variety of malfunctions in the event of an accident causing serious injury or death. The problem has also led to a large market of "dummy sensors" being sold on ebay and similar sites, which trick the computer into thinking the airbag sensor is correctly functioning. These dummy sensors do not remedy the problem and can lead to an increased risk of injury or death. Synopsis: airbag system warning light and restraint system warning light appear in instrument cluster. Idrive system reads: passenger restraint system malfunction. Seat sensor mat for the passenger seat air bag disengages when passenger is seated. The disengaging of the passenger air bag poses a great danger for the passenger due to the passenger air bag will not deploy in a accident causing injury or death. BMW is aware of this ongoing problems with the M5 e60 series, but will not address this issue of safety. BMW charges the owner up to 5000. 00 dollars to fix this safety issue.

Seat sensor mat for the passenger seat air bag disengages when passenger is seated. The disengaging of the passenger air bag poses a great danger for the passenger due to the passenger air bag will not deploy in a accident causing injury or death. BMW is aware of this ongoing problems with the M5 e60 series, but will not address this issue of safety. BMW charges the owner up to 5000. 00 dollars to fix this safety issue. I have a car that's unsafe for my family or any passenger.

The airbag sensor mat under the occupants seat malfunctions making the airbag light illuminate. According to what I have read regarding this, the airbag will not deploy in an accident even if somebody is occupying that seat. There was a recall issued by BMW for this issue in March of 2009, but my VIN was not listed. My manufacture date on the car says Dec/2005, but when I enter the VIN on BMW's website it states Nov/2005. According to the service bulletins from BMW they state that the 5 series 2006 with a build date of November 2005 and prior are affected with the defective sensor mat. This is an expensive repair. If you google this issue for BMW, you will find that many BMW owners have this exact same safety issue and have been omitted from the recall. This recall needs to be reopened as BMW is taking a negative stance towards the owners that were omitted from the recall.

Passenger occupancy sensor is bad. This causes a warning message to occur that states that the restraint system is malfunctioning. After further research, if this message is displayed, the airbags will not deploy in the event of a crash.

The contact owns a 2006 BMW M5. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated on the instrumental panel in February 2011. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who informed the contact that the passenger occupancy sensor had failed and in the event of a crash, the air bags would not deploy. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised him that the his vehicle was not included in any recalls. The failure mileage was approximately 77,000.