Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 19V823000

Child seat

BMW of North America, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2019-11-18.

Recall campaignNHTSA 19V823000

Child seat

Component
Child seat
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Vehicles affected
32,760
Reported to NHTSA
2019-11-18
Owners notified
2020-04-23

Defect description

BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2015-2019 X6 sDrive35i, X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i, and X6M vehicles equipped with rear seat lower anchor bars used in securing child restraint seats. The lower anchor bars may become damaged over time when used with an ISOFIX-type, rigid-style connector, child restraint system.

Safety risk

Damaged lower anchor bars may increase the child's risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will weld a reinforcing bracket to the lower anchor bars and the vehicle body, free of charge. Owner notification began January 17, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

10 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
BMW X62019 2018 2017 2016 2015
BMW X6 M2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.