NHTSA recall 19V096000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 19V096000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW of North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2019-02-13 |
| Owners notified | 2019-04-09 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS; SEATS |
| Units potentially affected | 68 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-10-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 68 |
| Reported remedied | 65 (95%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 3, 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.
What is wrong
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019 X5 xDrive40i and xDrive50i vehicles. The attachment bolts for the driver's seat and/or seat belt may not have been properly tightened.
What can happen
The improperly tightened bolts can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the attachment bolts for the driver's seat and seat belt, and torque them to the correct specifications, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began April 9, 2019. 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.
| 2019 BMW X5 | Built 2018-10-20 to 2018-12-15. |
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A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| B521019 | 2024-04-01. Service bulletin. The seat leather upholstery detaches from the front of the thigh support (aka knee bolster) of either front seat. |
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| B522319 | 2023-11-01. Service bulletin. Second seat row blocking access to third seat row, program seat modules. Visible stitching on first row sport seat. Third seat row backrest Bowden cable routing and length change. |
| B520121 | 2023-09-25. Service bulletin. ?The front seat will not calibrate/initialize, and the stored faults cannot be deleted. |
| B520923 | 2023-05-01. Service bulletin. BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop: 2nd row head restraints. |
| B520323 | 2023-05-01. Service bulletin. It is not possible to get into the third-row seating. |
| B520922 | 2023-01-03. Service bulletin. When returning the 2nd row seat 60/40 seat from Easy-Entry: The seat stops moving before reaching the final home position. A Check Control Message (CCM) appears alerting the customer that the seat is not locked. |
| B520921 | 2022-12-12. Service bulletin. Noise is heard from the seat frame/rail assembly. Noises may occur dynamically (creaking/knocking) when weight is shifting upon the seat Noises may also occur when activating the seat motors. |
| B521919 | 2022-10-31. Service bulletin. The passenger's side (right rear) of the 60/40 split 2nd row seat may intermittently not fully latch into position on one side (inner rail). |
| B520622 | 2022-10-31. Service bulletin. When returning the 2nd row seat 40% (right) side from Easy-Entry: The seat stops moving before reaching the final home position, a check control message (CCM) appears alerting the customer that the seat back is unlocked. The passenger's side (right rear 40% seat) of the 60/40 split 2nd row seat may intermittently not fully latch into position on one side (inner rail). |
| B520422 | 2022-10-31. Service bulletin. When returning the 2nd row seat 60% (left) side from Easy-Entry: The seat stops moving before reaching the final home position, a check control message (CCM) appears alerting the customer that the seat back is unlocked. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.