Wow reviving an old post from the dead.
I ended up buying a sensory bypass module off eBay for about $50 or so, which tricks the car into thinking there's always a passenger, so the airbags will always deploy. The only drawback from doing this was you'd also have to buckle the seat belt if you drive without a passenger, or else it would always beep at you. I solved this issue with a $5 eBay extra seat belt buckle. Then, reset the airbag light.
The reason I did all that for $55 was because my car had already had the passenger occupancy mat replaced under recall, and then happened again way after the warranty expired, and BMW wasn't interested in fixing it out of warranty without huge expense.
I'm happy with my solution.
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