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2006 BMW 530I air bags problems

32 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2006 BMW 530I38% of all complaints for this model year.

32
Air Bags complaints
38%
share of all complaints
87,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530i. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V273000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) and 22V119000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a…

    filed May 27, 2022

  • The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530i. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the passenger’s side air bag warning light illuminated, and remained illuminated. Additionally, the check engine and brake warning lights also illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer to be…

    filed Mar 9, 2022

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

Air Bags problems in other 530I years

YearReportsShare
2018 530I1352%
2007 530I2027%
2005 530I3764%
2004 530I4938%
2003 530I1737%
2002 530I828%
2001 530I416%
530I 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.