NHTSA Campaign 16V333000
CHILD SEAT:LATCH STRAP
NHTSA campaign 16V333000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the child seat: latch strap. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 16V333000 with NHTSA on May 23, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V333000, NHTSA lists up to 188,668 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 2, 2010 and April 14, 2016.
The 16V333000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V333000 were scheduled from July 13, 2016, 51 days after the report.
16V333000 covers 2 models from BMW, model years 2016–2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V333000 ranks 16 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V333000, BMW of North America, LLC has 2 other recalls on the child seat on this site; the one before 16V333000 was 15V718000, reported on October 30, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- 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.
- The risk
- Damaged lower anchor bars may increase the child's risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- 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. The recall began on July 13, 2016. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported May 23, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V333000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V333000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: May 23, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted