BMW of North America, LLC: Child Seat › Latch Strap
BMW of North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on May 23, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 188,668. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2011-2017, X3 sDrive28i, X3 xDrive28i and X3 xDrive35i, vehicles manufactured July 2, 2010 to April 14, 2016, 2015-2017 X3 xDrive28d vehicles manufactured March 10, 2014 to March 31, 2016, and 2015-2017 x4 xDrive28i, X4 xDrive35i and X4 xDriveM40i vehicles manufactured March3, 2014 to April 15, 2016. The affected vehicles have lower anchor bars for securing child restraint seats that may become damaged when using the European-ISOFIX-type, rigid-style connector, child restraint system.
The risk
Damaged lower anchor bars may increase the child's risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will weld a reinforcing bracket to the lower anchor bars and the vehicle body, free of charge. The recall began on July 13, 2016. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 BMW X3 | 92 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 2017 BMW X4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 BMW X3 | 82 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 BMW X4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 BMW X3 | 105 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 2015 BMW X4 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 BMW X3 | 86 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 BMW X3 | 226 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| 2012 BMW X3 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 BMW X3 | 113 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 16V333000.
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