Airbags: problems reported by owners
31 owners in the United States reported problems with the airbags of this car to NHTSA (model years 2006–2010), typically at around 62,000 miles. Reported consequences: 2 crashes, 1 injury.
BMW M5 (E60/E61)
2004–2010 · 1 documented defects · 3 markets
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Owners often report problems with airbags on this car (31 complaints), but no one has explained the cause yet. Do you know it?Write it up
Most serious reported defects
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A transition resistance may occur at the battery plus line.
Exterior lighting:Tail lights
BMW is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 528i, 535i, 550i, and M5 passenger cars manufactured from March 1, 2007, through December 31, 2009. Over time, increased resistance at the taillight electrical contact points may cause damage to the ground terminal and housing of the connector resulting in an intermittent or permanent loss of functionality of one or more rear lamp functions (tail, brake, turn-signal, reverse).
Risk of fire
The positive battery cable routed from the vehicle battery to the engine bay consists of one cable in the luggage compartment and one cable in the underbody. Both cable are connected by a screw connection and covered by a plastic cover. In single cases the plastic cover may have been fitted incorrectly during the vehicle production. Over time an incorrectly fitted cover could cause the screw connections to come loose leading to an increased resistance also humidity may affect the connection and cause high resistance and drop in current. This can lead to the vehicle not starting and in extreme cases the connection could over heat leading to the possibility of a fire in the luggage area.
Latest service bulletins
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Bmw: Crankcase pressure diagnosis and information for all vehicles. *rm updated on 4/24/2013. *kb
Bulletin
Bmw: Voluntary emission recall 08e-a02: M5 and m6 (5 & 6 series) with s85 obd communication. Software error in the dme control module may cause communication incompatibility with certain generic obd scanner tools. *pe
Bulletin
Bmw: Gear selector display position changes from n to r. When engine is turned off with the gear selector in position n , the gear indicator in the instrument cluster intermittently changes to reverse r (with transmission gear engagement) for approximately 15 seconds before returning to n. *pe
Sources: NHTSA (United States, public domain), Transport Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada), DVSA (United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0), RappelConso and EU Safety Gate (France, Licence Ouverte 2.0).