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2006 BMW 325I seat belts problems

40 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 2006 BMW 325I8% of all complaints for this model year.

40
Seat Belts complaints
8%
share of all complaints
89,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Put a box of moderate weight into the passenger seat (hard drives) - probably 40 lbs. After driving for a few minutes and over a few bumps, the seat belt warning light came on because the seat sensor was tripped by the weight. Put the seat belt on to silence the warning. Shortly thereafter, both…

    filed Jul 4, 2023

  • My car is leaking gas and I am afraid to drive it. I had to take it out of the garage because of the gasoline smell. My seatbelt light is on and my mechanic said that I need new seatbelts.

    filed Feb 8, 2021

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Seat Belts problems in other 325I years

YearReportsShare
2004 325I11%
2003 325I11%
2002 325I21%
1995 325I26%
1993 325I15%
1992 325I410%
325I seat belts problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.