BMW of North America, LLC: Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
BMW of North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 17, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 15,455. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, MINI Hardtop 4 Door Cooper, Mini Hardtop 4 Door Cooper S, MINI Cooper Clubman, and Cooper S Clubman, 2017 Rolls-Royce Ghost, and 2016 528i vehicles. The vehicle-sensitive locking mechanism of the seat belt Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) for the driver's seat may not lock as designed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
The risk
In the event of a crash where heavy braking is applied, the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) may activate when the occupant is more forward in the seat, possibly increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat belt assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 3, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 BMW X1 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 Mini Cooper | 28 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 Mini Cooper S | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Rolls-Royce Ghost | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 BMW 528i | 59 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 BMW X1 | 159 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 Mini Cooper Convertible | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Mini Cooper S | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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 16V747000.
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