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BMW 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.

NHTSA campaign 16V-333 · Reported May 23, 2016 · 188,668 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
BMW X3 and X4
VEHICLES AFFECTED
188,668
REMEDY
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will weld a reinforcing bracket to the lower anchor bars and the vehicle body, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

BMW of North America, LLC reported a problem with the child seat latch strap. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

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.

WHY IT MATTERS

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

WHAT TO DO

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will weld a reinforcing bracket to the lower anchor bars and the vehicle body, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-333.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2011–2017BMW X3
2015–2017BMW X4

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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