# NHTSA recall 15V718000

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: 15V718000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2015\-10\-30
- Owners notified: 2015\-12\-28
- Component: CHILD SEAT; SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 7162

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain model year 2016 528i, 528i xDrive, 535i, 535i xDrive, 535d xDrive, M5, 550i, 550i xDrive, and 535d sedans.  The affected vehicles have an inboard lower anchor for child restraints on the left rear seat that may have been bent downwards, preventing the child seat from fully engaging both lower anchors.  As such, these vehicles may fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."


## What can happen

If the child seat is not properly attached to the lower anchors, it can increase the child's risk of injury in the event of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, repair the inboard lower anchor on the left rear seat, free of  charge.  The recall began on December 28, 2015.  Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1\-800\-525\-7417.


## 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 2017 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-04\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 7162
- Reported remedied: 5918 \(82%\)
- Reported unreachable: 83
- Reported removed: 1

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 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

- [2016 BMW 528I](/makes/bmw/528i/2016/recalls.md)
- [2016 BMW 535D](/makes/bmw/535d/2016/recalls.md)
- [2016 BMW 535I](/makes/bmw/535i/2016/recalls.md)
- [2016 BMW 550I](/makes/bmw/550i/2016/recalls.md)
- [2016 BMW M5](/makes/bmw/m5/2016/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [B650414](/bulletins/10227568.md), 2022-12-12, Service bulletin
- [B520412](/bulletins/10147878.md), 2018-11-13, Service bulletin
- [B520417](/bulletins/10146680.md), 2018-11-05, Service bulletin
- [B520318](/bulletins/10145298.md), 2018-10-09, 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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