NHTSA Campaign 16V747000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
NHTSA campaign 16V747000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts: front: retractor. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 16V747000 with NHTSA on October 17, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V747000, NHTSA lists up to 15,455 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 12, 2016 and October 14, 2016.
Owner notification letters for 16V747000 were scheduled from July 3, 2019, 989 days after the report.
16V747000 covers 3 models from BMW and MINI, model years 2016–2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V747000 ranks 72 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V747000, BMW of North America, LLC has 9 other recalls on the seat belts on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, MINI Hardtop 4 Door Cooper, Mini Hardtop 4 Door Cooper S, MINI Cooper Clubman, and Cooper S Clubman, 2017 Rolls-Royce Ghost, and 2016 528i vehicles. The vehicle-sensitive locking mechanism of the seat belt Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) for the driver's seat may not lock as designed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
- The risk
- In the event of a crash where heavy braking is applied, the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) may activate when the occupant is more forward in the seat, possibly increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat belt assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 3, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Reported October 17, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V747000 (4)
BMW (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V747000, 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: October 17, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted