2013 BMW 335I Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 7%of 43 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 78,036miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the seat belts of the 2013 BMW 335I, 7% of the 43 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 78,036 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“If cell phone placed on the passenger seat, it could cause a false seat belt light to illuminate. I noticed while charging my phone through the usb port and the phone is charging; I can repeat the incident over and over. It is unclear if the airbags are functional at this time. This could happen in motion at any speed (highway/city) or while stationary.”
NHTSA complaint #11001453, filed 2017-06, 66,000 miles“My vehicle shows the following error message passenger restraint malfunction at random times while I am driving without a passenger or whenever a passenger decides to move around. The error will also appear at random times whenever I have a passenger. I ran obd reading and it gave the error code 930a1c-ods-system: seat occupancy sensor passenger: sending sensor failure because of wetness ,0, zp. I have never spilled liquid matter on the seats and I live in a dry desert environment where temperatures range from 80 to 110 degrees fahrenheit. …”
NHTSA complaint #11220765, filed 2019-06, 90,072 miles“Out of nowhere, on 6/24, the warning light came on saying that there is an issue with the passenger restraint system. It stays on when there is no one in the seat and then, even if someone is in the seat, it will turn off. I have not had an accident or had the car flooded to warrant a system malfunction like that. I have read that this has happened to other owners of this model and it is a faulty mat sensor that costs over $1000 to repair.”
NHTSA complaint #11529077, filed 2023-06Seat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2013 BMW 335I
12 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsEngine
11 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 BMW 335I
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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