2007 BMW 328I Seat belts Problems

“When a person is seated in the passenger seat, the seat belt and large airbag warning lights come on the dash and stay on. Once the passenger exits the car, the lights go off. I see there are recalls for the 2006 328I but not for the 2007. I am concerned that in the event of an accident, the air bag will not deploy.”

“Warning light came on so we took the care to a technician who found the following fault code: -93c3 seat occupancy detector, passenger, currently present, 95x0 . This failure seems to be extremely common with this vehicle. When I contacted Bmw customer relations, they stated: thank you for contacting Bmw of north america, llc regarding our amended voluntary recall announcement for the front passenger air bag seat occupancy sensor mat for certain 2006-2007 models depending upon seat type. …”

“I took the car into the shop for a battery change and upon picking up the car the front passenger seat belt warning light went on. I took it back to the shop and was told that it was con-incidental that it happened on that day and would cost over $1000 to fix. I got a second opinion and was told by dealership that the mat sensor is broke and may deploy in accident whether or not someone is sitting in the seat. I looked on the internet and saw that a recall was issued by you for models 2006 and earlier for the same issue. …”

“I own a 2007 328I ,recently my car has been giving me an error message due to the front passenger air bag sensor. Whenever, a passenger sits in the front it, a light turns on letting me know that the airbag is off. This means that in case of a serious car accident the airbag will not deploy and the passenger's life will be at risk. After the error message I did some research and found out that the issue is very common in the 3-series. Bmw actually did a voluntary recall but it only involved 2006 3-series. However, I am experiencing the same issue that the recall was about. …”

“Every time I have a passenger the airbag light remains on. When there is a passenger sitting in the front passenger seat and then gets out of the car, the sensor thinks the person is still sitting in the seat and keeps reminding me to put on the passenger seat belt, plus the air bag light remains on. After 3 to 4 days, all the warning lights go off. But lately, the lights remain on for months. Is the problem related with the passenger seat occupancy sensor mat? Isn't this suppose to be a delta government regulated issue? Isn't it also dangerous? Does this mean the air bag is deactivated? …”