2006 BMW 325XIT — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

The contact owns a 2006 BMW 325XIT. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT DETECTED WHEN PASSENGER IS SEATED, PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR IS OFF/ NOT ENGAGED. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS IF THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED OR IN MOTION.

VEHICLE HAS 148,000 MILES. THE AIR BAG AND SEATBELT LIGHT HAVE BEEN COMING ON FOR OVER A YEAR. THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED BY BMW FOR US IN 2010. OUR MECHANIC TOLD US ABOUT THE CURRENT RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS. OUR CAR DOES HAVE THE SPORT SEATS AND DOES FALL WITHIN THE DATES OF MANUFACTURE (JAN, 2006) . HOWEVER, AFTER SPEAKING WITH [XXX] AT BMW TODAY SHE INFORMED ME THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. OBVIOUSLY IT IS THE PART THAT IS BAD NOT THE AGE OF THE PART. I FEEL THAT OUR VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM NOT SO SURE THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD EVEN WORK IF WE WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY AIRBAG INDICATOR CAME ON IN EARLY MARCH SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED AS A PASSENGER AIRBAG ISSUE REQUIRING A NEW SENSOR PAD UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT (AT SIGNIFICANT COST) I SEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL AROUND THIS EXACT ISSUE THAT MY CAR APPARENTLY DID NOT QUALIFY FOR DUE TO THE MANUFACTURE DATE BEING 2/05-11/05 AND MY CAR BEING BUILT IN 1/06. AFTER SPEAKING TO BMW NORTH AMERICA I WAS INFORMED THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT SHOULD COVER MY MODEL WITH MANUFACTURER DATES OF 12/05 - 9/06. I HAVE YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF WHETHER MY VEHICLE QUALIFIES, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE I HAD TO UNDERTAKE THE COSTLY REPAIR WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DESPITE BMW'S DEFINITIVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND IDRIVE SAID THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM. BMW IS SAYING THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN SCOPE OF THE RECALL, THOUGH IT SHOULD BE AS IT IS THE SAME ERROR AS RELATED TO THE EXISTING RECALL BELOW: RECALL ID # 57362 - AIR BAGS:FRONTAL RECALL DATE AUG 05, 2008 RECALL DATE: AUG 05, 2008 MODEL AFFECTED: 2006 BMW 3-SERIES I AM THINKING IT IS BECAUSE I HAVE THE TOURING 3-SERIES, BUT THEY SHARE THE SAME SPORT SEATS AS THE OTHER 3-SERIES. PLEASE ADD MY VIN TO THE RECALL LIST. *TR