Complaint 1491783
2011 BMW 328XI • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Aug 10, 2018
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1491783
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 328XI
- Model Year
- 2011
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Aug 10, 2018
- Date Received
- Aug 16, 2018
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
PASSENGER FRONT SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT/SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING AIR BAGS TO TURN ON/OFF, AND TRIGGER FALSE POSITIVES AND FALSE NEGATIVES FOR MINIMUM WEIGHT OCCUPANCY, THEREBY TRIGGERING SEAT BELT ALARM, AND DISABLING/ENABLING AIR BAGS INCORRECTLY. THIS WAS A RECALL IN THE SAME CAR, MODEL YEAR 2006. I WOULD LIKE MY FEEDBACK ON THIS SUBJECT TO HELP INITIATE THE SAME RECALL FOR THE 2011 MODEL YEAR.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.