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2009 BMW 328I seat belts problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 2009 BMW 328I7% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Seat Belts complaints
7%
share of all complaints
median reported mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My mat sensor in my passenger seat is not working properly. Nobody ever really sits in the passenger seat and the light came on stating that someone is sitting in the passenger seat when there is actually nobody sitting in the seat! Which means the airbag will not deploy this seems to be an issue…

    filed Feb 4, 2023

  • I have the seatbelt and airbag light illuminated on my car for the passenger. I have researched this issue and it seems to be a common problem on BMWs. It was part of a recall for the 2006 model but nothing past that year. Apparently, it is the sensor that is in the passenger seat that has broken…

    filed Jul 20, 2022

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

Seat Belts problems in other 328I years

YearReportsShare
2016 328I12%
2015 328I22%
2014 328I64%
2013 328I104%
2012 328I54%
2011 328I122%
2010 328I43%
2008 328I115%
2007 328I154%
1999 328I55%
1997 328I28%
328I 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.