Component
CHILD SEAT:LATCH STRAP
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
What Happened
The child seat latch strap in your vehicle is a metal bar under the floor that helps secure a child seat. In some 2011-2017 X3 and X4 models, this bar can get damaged if you use a certain type of child seat.
Risk if Unfixed
If the bar gets damaged, it could fail in a crash, putting your child at risk of injury or worse.
Free Fix
Your BMW dealer will add a strengthening bracket to the latch strap and the vehicle's body, ensuring it can safely secure your child seat. This repair is completely free, and you'll be notified when it's time to schedule the fix.
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Original — What Happened
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.
Original — Risk if Unfixed
Damaged lower anchor bars may increase the child's risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Original — Remedy
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.
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