NHTSA Complaint #11438883 — 2012 BMW 535I SEATS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11438883
Vehicle	2012 BMW 535I
Component	SEATS
Date of Incident	October 1, 2021
Date Filed	November 1, 2021
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

Based on research it appears BMW has a long history of issues and even a recall on select years around the passenger seat sensor detector becoming faulty and impacting the ability of the air bags to deploy in a collision. This seems to a critical issue since it could result in serious injury to the passenger in the event of a collision.

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