BMW X3, X4 (2011-2017): Child seat
Recall 16V333000 · May 23, 2016 · BMW of North America, LLC
188,668
vehicles affected
188,668
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V333000
- Date
- May 23, 2016
- Maker
- BMW of North America, LLC
- Units affected
- 188,668
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Child seat > LATCH strap
- Model years
- 2011-2017
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2011-2017, X3 sDrive28i, X3 xDrive28i and X3 xDrive35i, vehicles manufactured July 2, 2010 to April 14, 2016, 2015-2017 X3 xDrive28d vehicles manufactured March 10, 2014 to March 31, 2016, and 2015-2017 x4 xDrive28i, X4 xDrive35i and X4 xDriveM40i vehicles manufactured March3, 2014 to April 15, 2016. The affected vehicles have lower anchor bars for securing child restraint seats that may become damaged when using the European-ISOFIX-type, rigid-style connector, child restraint system.
What can happen
Damaged lower anchor bars may increase the child's risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will weld a reinforcing bracket to the lower anchor bars and the vehicle body, free of charge. The recall began on July 13, 2016. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Vehicles covered
2 models, 10 model years in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V333000?
2 models: BMW X3 (2011-2017), BMW X4 (2015-2017), about 188,668 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V333000?
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will weld a reinforcing bracket to the lower anchor bars and the vehicle body, free of charge. The recall began on July 13, 2016. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
What can happen?
Damaged lower anchor bars may increase the child's risk of injury in the event of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.