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2005 BMW 5 Series air bags problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2005 BMW 5 Series48% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Air Bags complaints
48%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • On the morning of 3/18/2015 at 8 am. I started the car and received a passenger restraint system warning on the display. The car was parked in the garage. *tr

    filed Mar 25, 2015

  • Tl*the contact owns a 2005 bmw 5-series. The contact stated that the air bag and seat belt warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the front passenger seat sensor mat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number…

    filed Mar 19, 2015

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

Related recalls

  • Air Bags
    Campaign 08V384000 · Aug 5, 2008

Air Bags problems in other 5 Series years

YearReportsShare
2011 5 Series11%
2008 5 Series22%
2006 5 Series3642%
2004 5 Series2945%
5 Series air bags 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.