2010 Bmw 3 SERIES WAGON - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"the contact owns a 2010 bmw 328i. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front passenger’s side air bag warning light remained illuminated. the cause of the failure was not yet determined, and the vehicle was not yet repaired. the manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. the failure mileage was 150,000."

"front passenger air bag seat occupancy sensor (oc3) mat failure. does not detect a passenger in the seat. passenger airbag is forced off due to sensor."

"passenger seat throwing a code that says "passenger restraint system malfunction""

"the passenger occupancy sensor mat gives an on and off faulty signal to the computer. every other car start (stationary), the airbag fault related to the passenger occupancy sensor is illuminated and remains on until next car start."

"seat sensor occupancy mat malfunction: why is bmw not voluntarily recalling or extending this widespread known issue bmws? this seems to be a common problem across many models of bmws, forums are filled with so many complaints. after market manufacturers have created modules to bypass this sensor, which apparently is going to cause hazardous condition for some of the owners. there's a constant display on the dashboard that says, "pass-restraint system malfunction". apparently it's quite a common issue across many bmws and unfortunately bmw has not acknowledged it for all models and have done the recall for limited model between 2006 and 2007, 2008 was later added but my car was actually manufactured in 2009 so i believe this recall needs to be extended beyond 2008. on the forums, i saw and read owners of 2011 and 2012 also reporting this issue."

"takata inflators. passenger seat mat/occupancy sensor causing air bag light to turn on."

"air bag light just came on, had it checked but still there"

"tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2010 bmw 328i. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v071000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. coggin bmw of treasure coast in ft. pierce (4429 south us 1 highway, fort pierce, fl 34982, (772) 410-5155) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the vin was not available. the contact had not experienced a failure."

"occupancy mat in passenger seat failed, which results in lack of airbag function. same part number (52 10 7 244 128) is part of voluntary recall (17v-428) for 2006-2007 model year vehicles. i content the same issue extends into later years and should receive the same level of support from bmw. this is a common issue as exemplified by the bypass module sell rate on ebay (2380 sold on this item alone): https://www.ebay.com/itm/seat-mat-bypass-emulator-for-bmw-e90-e93e82e88e65e66x3z4-occupancy-airbag-sensor/160854844395 issue arises whenever passenger is in the vehicle - now unprotected."

"tl* the contact owns a 2010 bmw 328i. the contact stated that the front passenger "air bag off" warning indicator illuminated. the dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified and stated that the warranty had expired. the failure mileage was 90,000."