NHTSA Complaint #10794582 — 2007 BMW M6

CAR HAS 50K MILES, AND SUFFERED PREMATURE AIRBAG SEAT MAT SENSOR FAILURE (SAME DESIGN & MANUFACTURER AS OTHER BMW'S WHICH WERE SUBJECT TO RECALL OF 200K UNITS OVER THIS SENSOR). AIRBAG AND SRS FAULT LIGHTS ARE ON, AND AIRBAG IS INOPERATIVE. BMW DECLINED TO COVER REPLACEMENT, STATING THE RECALL DOESN'T COVER THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE USES THE SAME DEFECTIVE SENSOR AS THE RECALLED MODELS, WHICH PREMATURELY FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER, AND LARGE NUMBERS OF COMPLAINTS AT CAR MEETS AND ON INTERNET FORUMS INDICATE THE 6 SERIES SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND SUFFER THE SAME SENSOR FAILURES, RESULTING IN NONFUNCTIONAL PASSENGER AIRBAGS.