Air Bag Not Deploy Problems of BMW X3

Tl the contact owned a 2004 BMW X3. The contact stated while she fell asleep behind the wheel while driving at unknown speed, the vehicle crashed into a tow truck. The contact stated she pulled over after the impact woke her up. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was towed to a lot and a police report was not filed. The crash was a front end collision. The dealer was not notified of the crash. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. The vehicle was previously serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 08v384000 (air bags).

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Tl the contact owns a 2015 BMW X3. While attempting to drive the vehicle, the passenger restraint malfunction warning indicator illuminated. When the passenger seat was occupied, "air bag off" illuminated. The contact was concerned that the air bag might not deploy in the event of a crash. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

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On April 15 the vehicle was in a collision with severe front end damage. The tear down estimate was over $10,000. Funny thing was the air bag did not deploy.

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I am receiving a "passenger restraint malfunction" warning. This means that if I have any passengers in my car and an accident occur the air bag will not deploy on that side. This is a very unsafe situation that should be covered by BMW 10 year warranty.

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BMW was rear-ended when vehicles were slowing down at signal. The impact forced my car to it the vehicle at front. BMW had good impact both at rear and front portion. The front driver airbag did not deploy for the force of impact my vehicle had.

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.

The contact owns a 2005 BMW X3. While driving on loose gravel at approximately 50 mph, the contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle rolled over and the driver's side window shattered. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the left hand, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were unavailable.

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There is an active recall campaign 08v-384 for defective front passenger airbags that will not deploy and protect the passenger occupant in the event of a severe accident. The active recall campaign which is extended for 10 years only covers model years 2004-2006 of the BMW X3 despite the first generation of the vehicle being produced from 2003 - 2010 and vehicles from all other years exhibiting the same symptoms. For instance my own vehicle is model year 2009 and exhibits all symptoms of the air bag issue as described in the recall campaign notice however I have no matter of recourse and have been unable to petition the dealership or BMW north America llc to remedy the issue as they have refused citing the recall campaign makes them liable only for those specific model years which is ridiculous since this is a serious safety issue and is not receiving as much attention due to the massive takata recall. I would like to petition the NHTSA to have BMW expand the airbag recall campaign to cover additional model years of the same production generation of the X3.

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My wife has a 2005 BMW X3 with an airbag warning indicator light illuminated on the dash. The problem/symptom is that there is a little red light in the instrument cluster that looks like an airbag is deployed along with a yellow light above your head that says "passenger airbag off". So in the event of an accident the passenger airbag would not deploy. There is a sensor under the passenger seat that is basically there so that if a person that does not weigh a certain amount, like a child for example, is sitting there the bag will not deploy because it has been known to cause problems for smaller individuals. However, since the sensor becomes defective, the system defaults to airbag off mode and therefore you never have an airbag regardless of who is in the passenger seat. The dealer told me they could do nothing for us because the VIN number did not match the recall, but Bmwusa is the one that indicated that there is an extended warranty specifically for this problem with the airbag light and that it would be covered regardless of the VIN matching the recall. Riverside BMW has refused to help us with this matter but stated that if BMW of north America authorized the fix, they would repair the seat sensor mat. Can you please help us resolve this issue with BMW. Thank you, mark sullivan.

The contact owns a 2014 BMW X3. While driving at approximately 55 mph, the brakes failed to respond causing the contact's vehicle to crash into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. On another occasion, when the brake pedal was depressed, they failed to respond and caused the vehicle to crash into the rear of another vehicle. A police report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 15,000.

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The passenger restraint system is malfunctioning. This is a common problem that BMW X3 cars have. We have the sports edition and despite several attempts to fix the problem the sensor in the mat continue to indicate the air bag will not deploy if we have an accident despite how severe that accident is. We have contacted the BMW dealership and they pretended of knowing nothing about similar complaints or of a recall on the sensor in the seat mat. It will cost us about 1,000 dollars to fix. Yet most to all BMW owners of the X3 series, especially the sports edition have the same problem.

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The passenger airbag sensor has continuously stayed lit since initial activation, indicating there is no occupant in the seat when one is present. The airbag system will not deploy in the event of a crash because of this issue. A recall has been made by BMW on this same issue and has classified it as an airbag mat sensor issue with my year, make and model included. However, my VIN is not showing up as a defective vehicle when the exact same issue is happening. This is a safety issue, not cosmetic. If any issue presents itself that will inflict harms to occupants, it should be a mandatory recall regardless of VIN. BMW is not standing behinds it's customers to protect the safety of them and their families. Gross negligence.

"passenger airbag off" overhead console light is illuminated intermittently even when 140 lb passenger occupies the front passenger seat. Sometimes when passenger moves around in the seat the light will go away. Talked to service advisor at BMW of sterling, virginia on 4/5/12. They acknowledged four facts (1) it is a passenger seat occupancy detection mat failure, and (2) if the light is on in the event of an accident, the passenger airbag will not deploy no matter how severe the accident is, and (3) the mat in question was replaced on 02-16-2007 at 40,788 miles for an identical problem under manufacturer defect code 6577081500, and (4) there is a recall for the issue, but my VIN is not covered under the recall. They told me they will not cover the previous repair and will charge me $1,290 for it. Research on this web-site shows NHTSA active ea08001 pertains to an identical issue. This is a serious safety defect that the manufacturer has already acknowledged on certain cars and they should cover my car for the same defect as well.

The passenger airbag sensor light and dashboard airbag light both turned on shortly after purchasing our pre-owned 2006 BMW X3. This means that our passenger airbag will not deploy in the case of an accident. The BMW dealership has diagnosed the problem to be the passenger seat mat. I saw that there is a recall on some 2006 X3 seat mats, but was informed by BMW that my VIN number is not included in the recall. It seems very odd that our car was not included in the recall, yet the exact same part is faulty.

Started the car and the airbag warning lamp came on and will not go off. The airbag has not been deployed and there has not been an accident. The passenger airbag status lamp is also on all the time. I am concerned the airbags are not working. The warning lights have been on for about 2 weeks.

The contact owns a 2004 BMW X3. She states that she noticed the passenger side frontal air bag warning light illuminated on the instrument panel indicating that the air bag system is inoperative. As a consequence the front passenger air bags will not deploy even if a sufficiently severe accident would occur and occupant protection provided by the system would not be possible. She contacted the dealer and the manufacturer and was advised that because her VIN number was excluded from the VIN range for recall #08v384000 (air bags:frontal) they would not assume responsibility for any repairs. The failure and current mileages were 57,000. Bl.

To whom it may concern; I am a canadian citizen, however this complaint involves a vehicle originally purchased in the USA. I bought a 2005 BMW X3, which is exhibiting the issue exactly as described in NHTSA campaign number: 08v384000, as follows. . . . Read more...

The contact owns a 2004 BMW X3. Whenever a passenger is seated in the front passenger seat, the passenger side air bag light indicates that the air bag is deactivated. As a result, the passenger side air bag would not deploy in the event of a crash. Through research, the contact found NHTSA campaign id number 08v384000 (air bags:frontal). The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact believes that the vehicle is being excluded because it was imported into the united states. The failure mileage was 90,000 and current mileage was 105,000.

Safety restraint air bag passenger side safety light intermittent signal remains on, when a passenger is seated in seat weighing over 40 pounds. Driver dash board indicates the safety restraint air bag is not on when passenger over 40 pound is seated in passenger seat. The safety airbag light indicates the passenger air bag will not deploy.