BMW M5 owners have reported 44 air bag related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 9 most common air bag problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bag (12 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bag not deploy (8 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
The passenger seat occupancy sensor, an electrocapacitive mat (ecm), is defective on a large number of cars on the g30/fop platform including mine. This leads to intermittent sensor faults which cause an airbag warning. Read details...
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. Read details...
A message flashed on the screen stating that the passenger restraint system was defective. Took the vehicle to a dealer for a diagnostic test. The test results showed that a seat mat sensor in the passenger's seat was defective and needed to be replaced. Read details...
The contact owns a 2001 BMW M5. While parked, the front driver and passenger side air bags deployed inadvertently. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 03v421000 (air bags:frontal:sensor/control module) but was advised by the manufacturer that the VIN was not included in the recall. Read details...
Front passenger seat air bag seat occupancy sensor mat, the passenger restraint system malfunction warning lamp illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance since the vehicle was not included on any recalls. Read details...