NHTSA Campaign 21V554000
SEAT BELTS
NHTSA campaign 21V554000 covers 9 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts. The repair is free.
BMW of North America, LLC filed the report for 21V554000 with NHTSA on July 21, 2021; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 21V554000, NHTSA lists up to 21,537 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 21V554000 were scheduled from September 3, 2021, 44 days after the report.
21V554000 covers 9 models from BMW, MINI and Toyota, model years 2021.
Owners of the model years 21V554000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 21V554000 vehicles, the 2021 BMW M3 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 21V554000 ranks 59 of 282 BMW of North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 21V554000, BMW of North America, LLC has 9 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 21V554000 was 21V298000, reported on April 28, 2021.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021 2 Series (230i, 230i xDrive, M240i, M240i xDrive), 330e, 330e Xdrive, 4 Series Coupe (430i, 430i xDrive, M440i xDrive) M4 Coupe, M4 Competition Coupe, BMW 4 Series Convertible (430i, M440i), BMW X1 sDrive28i, xDrive28i, 2 Series Gran Coupe (228i, 228i xDrive, M235i xDrive), M2 Competition Coupe, 330i, 330i xDrive, M340i, M340i xDrive, M3, M3 Competition, 530i, 530i xDrive, 540i, 540i xDrive, MINI Hardtop 2 Door (Cooper, CooperS, JCW), X2 sDrive28i, X2 xDrive28i, X2 M35i, Z4 sDrive30i, Z4 M40i, MINI Hardtop 2 Door (Cooper SE), MINI Convertible (Cooper, Cooper S, JCW), MINI Clubman (Cooper S, Cooper S All4, JCW), MINI Countryman (Cooper, Cooper All4, Cooper S, Cooper S All4, JCW All4), Rolls Royce Ghost, MINI Countryman (Cooper S E All4), Rolls Royce Phantom, Rolls Royce Cullinan, and Toyota Supra vehicles. The passenger seat belt Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) may deactivate early, before the webbing fully retracts. As such, these assemblies fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- The risk
- During a crash, a seat belt retractor that does not function as intended increases the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect the seat belt retractors (including the seat belts) and, if necessary, replace the retractors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 3, 2021. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417; 1-866-825-1525 (MINI); 1-877-877-3735 (Rolls Royce); and 1-888-270-9371 (Toyota).
Reported July 21, 2021
Vehicles covered by 21V554000 (9)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 21V554000, 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: July 21, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted