BMW of North America, LLC: Child Seat › Tether › Connector/Clip
BMW of North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 30, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 16. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020-2021 740Li, 740 Li xDrive, 750Li xDrive, M760Li xDrive, and Alpina B7 vehicles. The top child seat tether anchor on the rear middle seat may not be readily accessible. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, Section 6.1(b) "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."
The risk
A child restraint system placed on the vehicle's rear middle seat without utilizing the three-point safety belt, could increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will install a top tether anchor cover at the rear middle seating position. Until vehicles are remedied, owners will be instructed to utilize the outboard rear seating positions which are equipped with an accessible top tether anchor, or, the middle rear seating position and the vehicle's three-point safety belt. The recall began August 20, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 BMW 740Li | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 BMW 750Li | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 BMW B7 Alpina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 BMW M760i | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 BMW 740Li | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 BMW 750Li | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 BMW B7 Alpina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 BMW M760i | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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 20V379000.
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