NHTSA Campaign 19V823000

CHILD SEAT

Issued by BMW of North America, LLC · Reported Nov 18, 2019 · 32,760 vehicles affected

What's wrong

BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2015-2019 X6 sDrive35i, X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i, and X6M vehicles equipped with rear seat lower anchor bars used in securing child restraint seats. The lower anchor bars may become damaged over time when used with an ISOFIX-type, rigid-style connector, child restraint system.

Consequence

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

Remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will weld a reinforcing bracket to the lower anchor bars and the vehicle body, free of charge. Owner notification began January 17, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BMW X6 2015 32,760
BMW X6 2016 32,760
BMW X6 2017 32,760
BMW X6 2018 32,760
BMW X6 2019 32,760
BMW X6 M 2015 32,760
BMW X6 M 2016 32,760
BMW X6 M 2017 32,760
BMW X6 M 2018 32,760
BMW X6 M 2019 32,760

Source: NHTSA Campaign 19V823000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.