Four problems related to air bag light on have been reported for the 2006 BMW Z4. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2006 BMW Z4. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnoised that the occupant protection mat was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not reapired. The vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 13v564000 (air bags). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.
The indicator for "passenger seat airbag deactivated" light came on and the "airbag system malfunction" warning lamp on the dash came on and remained on. This occurred on the first start of the day after having driven it several days before with no issues. I did not, and had never turned the passenger airbags off. I suspect this is due to a failed sensor in the passenger seat, similar to what initiated the recent recall for other models. I contacted BMW customer relations and was told that the extended warranty for this very issue that is applicable to other BMW models outside the recall is not applicable to my car. I now have what I suspect is a known serious safety defect from the factory that I must resolve on my own.
Purchase the listed vehicle in pompano beach, FL which is over 250 miles from our home. Test drove and everything appeared to be working in a normal manner. About 50 miles from home, the passenger air bag light came on located on the console, as well as on the dash. The dealer where the purchase was made would not do anything about it unless we brought the vehicle back to them or one of their other facilities, the nearest one over 100 miles away. We were told that the air bags would still deploy properly evenb with the air bag light being on. On 06/18/14, I went online to see how the air bag seat sensor could be replaced. Lo and behold, I found a letter from NHTSA stating that the seat sensors could crack and affect the proper air bag deployment in case of an accident. My vehicle year and model was listed as an affected model. We visited the BMW dealership in ocala, FL today and showed the NHTSA letter to the service advisor and he stated he had no historhy of a recall. BMW wants to use the VIN # as a detrmining factor. Although the NHTSA letter does not say a word about VIN's, but rather, just year, make and model. It also clearly indicates that all seat sensors could crack affecting the safety of the air bag deployment in case of an accident, this indicates to me that this could happen, not that it has happened. BMW does not want to do a thing about it unless I pay them $159. 95 for a dianostic test and I consider this as being taken advantage of as a result of being a 79 year old senior citizen. Can you help me with my dillema? for the record, the vehicle was offered for sale by Lexus of clearwater on 02/06/14. Assuming it did not sell with this dealer, then mercedes of pompano aquired the vehicle and offered it for sale on 03/06/14. I made the purchase on 04/02/14. All of these dates are closely related to the middle of this recall taking place.
Reference defect investigation ea08001, NHTSA campaign id number: 08v384000; passenger seat occupancy pad cracked causing air bag light that remains on. Unclear which (if any) airbags are operative. Reference campaign for the same issue did not include this year vehicle. BMW provided for extended 10 year warranty on 2004-2005 Z4 vehicles as part of the resolution to reference campaign.