NHTSA Complaint #11686437 — 2013 BMW 328I

SEATS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11686437
Vehicle	2013 BMW 328I
Component	SEATS
Date of Incident	September 10, 2025
Date Filed	September 10, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

Passenger Restraint system malfunction for the front passenger seat. This may not trigger the airbag for a passenger sitting in the front if a collision occurs and can seriously injure someone. This problem appears to be very common with BMW models within this timeframe. All over car forums and youtube videos, some videos with over 100k views per video. I am not sure how BMW has not recalled this safety issue as it seems to linger throughout many of their models for many years. As soon as the malfuction occured\, the warning sign and lamp lights did flash on.

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