10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
59,310 miles

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1999 BMW Z3 seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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1999 BMW Z3 Owner Comments

problem #6

Mar 082024

Z3

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Hello, NHTSA released a recall warning for BMWs made from 2000 to 2006, regarding Takata airbags. "The risk to vehicle occupants is dire, " it said. My 1999 BMW Z3 was made one year before this, and is not included in the recall. I have been trying to determine whether my '99 BMW has Takata airbags as well, thus far with no success. As of today, BMW will only tell me that there are no outstanding recalls for my car - they have not been willing to tell me what type of airbags they originally installed in it. Do your records indicate what type of airbags I have?

- Huntsville, AL, USA

problem #5

Jul 162017

Z3

  • 103,000 miles
Air bag light stays lit

- Council Bluffs, IA, USA

problem #4

Oct 102019

Z3

  • 53,000 miles
The passenger air bag light is on and stays on. Whether car is stationary or in motion.

- Anacortes, WA, USA

problem #3

Jan 072013

Z3 6-cyl

  • 117,860 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Driver side (door) airbag deployed while driving on highway. Impact caused me to swerve into oncoming traffic lanes.

- Kula, HI, USA

problem #2

Feb 122010

Z3

  • 82,000 miles
Air bag light on. Shop mechanic stated "retrieved dtc code for drivers seat belt switch open or short circuit. Cleaned connectors, cleared dtc info operational check ok. If fault recurs, recommend replacement of drivers seat belt latch assembly." Problem fixed June 18, 2008. Now problem with air bag light on is back. There seem to be a lot of problems with air bag sensors and seat belt latches on various bsm vehicles according to internet searches.

- Clarksville, TN, USA

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problem #1

Apr 282004

Z3 6-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
1999 BMW Z3 SRS warning light stays on continuously.

- Shenandoah, IA, USA

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