BMW of North America, LLC: Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
BMW of North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 17, 2025 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,571. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2025-2026 X1 and X2, MINI Cooper Convertible, MINI Cooper, Mini Countryman S ALL4, and 2025 MINI Countryman SE ALL4 vehicles. The torsion bar in both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.
The risk
A damaged seat belt retractor may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace both front seat belt retractors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 13, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) will be searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 7, 2025.
11 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 BMW X1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 BMW X2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 Mini Cooper | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 Mini Cooper Convertible | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 Mini Countryman S ALL4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 BMW X1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 BMW X2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Mini Cooper | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Mini Cooper Convertible | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Mini Countryman S ALL4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 Mini Countryman SE ALL4 | 0 | 1 | 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 25V616000.
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