Recall · 23V414000
BMW of North America recalled 3 models over seats
318
Vehicles covered
3
Models
3
Model years
June 8, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
SEATS
- The defect
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2023 740i, 760i xDrive, and i7 xDrive60 vehicles. The front seat length adjustment system may not have been welded properly.
- What it can cause
- An improperly welded front seat may not properly restrain an occupant, increasing the risk of injury in a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect the front seats and if necessary, replace the seat front structure including the seat length adjustment system, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 3, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
How this campaign compares
At 318 vehicles this is a small campaign: 54% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2023, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2023, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
BMW vehicles have been recalled over the seats 14 times before this, most recently in April 2023 as 23V253000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for all 3 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 13 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V422000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 25V395000 (electrical system), 25V470000 (electrical system), 24V739000 (electronic stability control (esc)).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by BMW of North America, LLC with NHTSA on June 8, 2023 as campaign 23V414000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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