NHTSA Complaint #11196811 — 2012 BMW 650I

RECEIVE A "PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM" FAILURE. BMW EL CAJON DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS PASSENGER OCCUPANCY SEAT MAT SENSOR. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT DETERMINES IF AND HOW THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG SHOULD DEPLOY IN A CRASH. THIS KNOW BMW ISSUE DEVELOPS CRACKS AND COULD LEAD TO A SYSTEM FAILURE. IF THE ELECTRONIC SENSING MAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FAILS, THIS WILL DISABLE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG AND THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH. THE KNOWN BMW DEFECTIVE SEAT SENSOR IS WELL DOCUMENTED200,000 BMWS RECALLED IN 2008, 77,000 IN 2013, AND 2,158 IN 2017. I REQUEST YOU ISSUE A RECALL FOR ALL 2012 BMW 650I'S ASAP TO PREVENT THIS INEFFECTIVE SAFETY SYSTEM FROM CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE, INJURY OR DEATH.