NHTSA recall 19V135000
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 | 19V135000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW of North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2019-02-27 |
| Owners notified | 2019-02-27 |
| Component | SEATS |
| Units potentially affected | 31 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2020 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2020-07-27 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 31 |
| Reported remedied | 22 (70%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 2, 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 is recalling certain 2019 BMW X7 xDrive40i and X7 xDrive50i vehicles equipped with the "business lounge seat" option. The attachment bolts between the seat adapter and the vehicle may not have been properly tightened.
What can happen
If the bolts were not properly tightened, in the event of a crash, the occupants may have an increased risk of injury.
The remedy
None of the affected vehicles have been sold and are quarantined on dealer lots. BMW dealers will replace the attachment bolts for the seat adapter, free of charge. The recall began on February 27, 2019. Owners may contact BMW's 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 X7 | Built 2018-10-30 to 2019-01-10. |
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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 | 2023-12-06. Service bulletin. Two areas of the third-row seat backrest that may cause a noise concern have been added. |
| 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. |
| B520920 | 2023-11-01. Service bulletin. Various concerns about the third row of seats: 1. Head restraint (aka headrest), on one or both sides, cannot be folded down. 2. Third-row seating, on one or both sides, cannot be folded down. |
| B520920 | 2023-09-25. Service bulletin. ?Various concerns about the third row of seats. |
| B520121 | 2023-09-25. Service bulletin. ?The front seat will not calibrate/initialize, and the stored faults cannot be deleted. |
| B520920 | 2023-08-28. Service bulletin. Various concerns about the third row of seats. |
| 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. |
| B520722 | 2022-12-12. Service bulletin. When turning off the vehicle, a Check Control Message (CCM) for "rear occupant alert, check rear seats" is displayed in the instrument cluster. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.