Child seatRecall 19V-823 · BMW vehicles

BMW of North America, LLC recall 19V-823 covers 32,760 BMW vehicles for a child seat problem, reported to NHTSA on November 18, 2019. The manufacturer's latest report (2022 Q1) shows 69% of affected vehicles repaired.

69%
Vehicles repaired22,606 of 32,760 · 2022 Q1
Vehicles affected32,7602 models
ReportedNov 18, 2019Owners notified Apr 23, 2020
Complaints since2Same system, after the recall

Source: NHTSA recall 19V823000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.

What's wrong

The problem

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.

The risk

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

What to do

The fix

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.

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.

Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Repair progress

How fast cars are being fixed

69%repaired

Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA.

0%50%100%2020 Q22022 Q1
2 models

Vehicles in this recall

Built from March 4, 2014 to May 16, 2019. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.