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BMW Engineering Analysis EA08001: BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION
2005 BMW Z4
BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION
Air Bags
Air Bags:Frontal
Air Bags:Frontal:Sensor/Control Module-Inactive
- Summary
- BMW is conducting a safety recall campaign on approximately 200,000 MY04 through MY06 subject vehicles built through 11/30/05 to correct the front passenger seat air bag occupant detection mat. The specific vehicles included in the recall aremy04- 06/ 5-series with standard and sport seats, MY04-06/ X3-series and MY06/ 3-series with sport seats. In addition, BMW will extend the warranty coverage of the passenger seat air bag occupant detection mat to 10-year/unlimited mileage on approximately 120,000 remaining MY04-06 subject vehicles built through 11/30/05. The specific vehicles included in the extended warranty are my 06/ 6 series, my 06/ 3-series with standard seats, MY04-05/ Z4, MY04-06/ 7 series, my 06/ X5, and MY04-06/ 5-series with comfort seats.the average frequency of failures among the extended warranty groups was less than 1/7th of the recall vehicle groups.please see BMW's 08V-384 recall notification for further detailsdepending on seat configuration and vehicle geometry, the occupant detection mat can fatigue during use depending on the manner and frequency of the front passenger's entry and exit.specifically, over time, micro-cracks could develop in the side flanks of the mat causing a broken circuit.a brokencircuit can lead to the deactivation of the passenger air bag and the illumination of both the air bag warning light and the passenger air bag light.
- Documents (23)
- CLOSING RESUME APPROVED *01/02/2009*P
- LETTER TO ENF/ODI FROM MFR *7/18/08*P
- BMW 8/1/2008 LETTER TO ODI
- CONTINENTAL 8/8/2008 LETTER TO OCC REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
- OCC 12/4/2008 TO JOHN GARNER FOR CONTINENTAL GRANT CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT TO CONTINENTAL 8/8/2008 LETTER TO OCC
- BMW 8/01/2008 LETTER TO ODI
- BMW 8/1/2008 ATTACHMENT CC-3 SERIES
- BMW 8/1/2008 ATTACHMENT CC-X3
- BMW 8/1/2008 ATTACHMENT CC-5 SERIES
- BMW 8/1/2008 ATTACHMENT CC-6 SERIES
- BMW 8/1/2008 ATTACHMENT CC-7 SERIES
- BMW 8/1/2008 ATTACHMENT CC-M5
- BMW 8/1/2008 ATTACHMENT CC-X5MFR IR RESPONSE DATA
- BMW 8/1/2008 ATTACHMENT CC-Z4
- BMW 8/1/2008 ATTACHMENT IR-Q & A
- WARRANTY COVERAGE EXTENSION FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT - AIR BAG * 12/01/08 * P
- CONTINENTAL RESPONSE 4/23/2008 LETTER TO ODI
- OPENING RESUME
- MEMO TO TIS, ONE CD, CONTINENTAL 4/23/3008 ATTACHMENT
- IR TO MFR *02/29/08*P
- CONTINENTAL 3/28/2008 LETTER TO ODI
- Information Request to BMW - 5/9/2008
- MFR RESPONSE EXTENSION
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