NHTSA Complaint #11193014 — 2013 BMW 328I

AIR BAGS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11193014
Vehicle	2013 BMW 328I
Component	AIR BAGS
Date of Incident	December 11, 2018
Date Filed	April 1, 2019
Mileage	67,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VA

Consumer Description

AN AIRBAG FAULT APPEARS AS 'PASSENGER RESTRAINING MALFUNCTION. KEEP WEARING SEATBELT AND CONTACT NEAREST DEALER. ' THIS CODE CAME UP OVER A YEAR AGO AND THE DEALER CLEARED THE CODE. NOW IT'S BACK AFTER BEING ON AND OFF FOR OVER 6MONTHS. THIS TIME IT'S CONSTANT AND THE DEALER TODAY SAID THAT THE SENSOR PAD UNDER THE SEAT / SENSOR HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE COAST IS $1400. THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND FAIR. IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT MY PASSENGER WILL NOT BE PROTECTED. 1000S ONLINE COMPLAIN OF THE SAME ISSUE AND BMW ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

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