Table 1 shows one common seat belt related problems of the 2012 BMW X3.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Seat Belt problems |
I am reporting a common issue I’ve seen a lot of Bmws have with the seat occupancy sensor. I just wanted to report this to see if it could be a potential recall, since it is a safety concern.
Takata recall: I recently bought my used car from a Nissan dealership. Within the first month of operation, I noticed that a "passenger restraint system malfunction" would appear in the center console. It has not gone away since then. It will only display this message in the beginning when I turn my car on, while it's stationary. After that it just display's the airbag symbol in the bottom left corner of the odometer. This has me a little concerned since I do not want to be driving with anyone else if that means the passenger airbag will not deploy in case of an event. When I did my research online, I found out that several of other BMW owner where complaining about the same issue.
Passenger seat occupancy sensor mat is defective. Car cannot properly tell if the seat is occupied. Unknown if airbags would properly deploy in a crash. Sensor is intermittent and deploys while driving or stationary, most typically when no-one in passenger seat.