# NHTSA recall 14V650000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 14V650000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2014\-10\-17
- Owners notified: 2014\-12\-16
- Component: SEATS
- Units potentially affected: 11

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain model year 2015 X5 vehicles manufactured September 12, 2014,to September 21, 2014 and equipped with the optional rear comfort seat.  The left rear seat belt attachment point in the affected vehicles may not have been sufficiently welded.


## What can happen

In the event of a crash, the seat belt attachment could break and fail to restrain a seat occupant, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left rear seat frame, free of charge.  The recall began November 2014.  Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1\-800\-525\-7417 or CustomerRelations@bmwusa.com.


## Notes

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.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2016 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2016\-04\-25
- Vehicles in the campaign: 11
- Reported remedied: 11 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2016 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 BMW X5](/makes/bmw/x5/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-09\-12 to 2014\-09\-21.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [B522319](/bulletins/10244258.md), 2023-11-01, Service bulletin
- [B520121](/bulletins/10242694.md), 2023-09-25, Service bulletin
- [B650414](/bulletins/10227568.md), 2022-12-12, Service bulletin
- [B521919](/bulletins/10225113.md), 2022-10-31, Service bulletin
- [B520622](/bulletins/10225112.md), 2022-10-31, Service bulletin
- [B520422](/bulletins/10225111.md), 2022-10-31, Service bulletin
- [B520419](/bulletins/10225110.md), 2022-10-31, Service bulletin
- [B520716](/bulletins/10150975.md), 2018-12-10, Service bulletin
- [520115](/bulletins/10147616.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin
- [B640415](/bulletins/10147261.md), 2018-11-05, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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