NHTSA recall 21V156000
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 | 21V156000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW of North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2021-03-10 |
| Owners notified | 2021-05-03 |
| Component | SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT |
| Units potentially affected | 258 |
| Part numbers | 939509-08, 7939506-08, 7939508-08, 7939503-08, 7939501-08 |
| Report | Quarterly report 7, for 2022 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2023-01-23 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 258 |
| Reported remedied | 258 (100%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2022 quarter 4, 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 2021 X5 sDrive40i, X5 xDrive50i, X5 M50i, X5 xDrive45e, 2021 X7 xDrive40i, X7 M50i, and XB7 vehicles. The head restraints on the second-row outer seats may be the incorrect type for the vehicle.
What can happen
In the event of a crash, the head restraints could detach, and increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the head restraints, and replace them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 3, 2021. 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.
| 2021 BMW X5 | |
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| 2021 BMW X5 HYBRID | |
| 2021 BMW X7 | |
| 2021 BMW XB7 |
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
| B520920 | 2024-12-31. Service bulletin. HEAD RESTRAINT AND/OR BACKREST OF 3RD ROW SEATS CANNOT BE FOLDED DOWN |
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| B520524 | 2024-09-01. Service bulletin. A rattling noise can be heard emanating from the area of the rear seat backrest of the second row ofseats. The noise does not occur when the rear seat backrest is folded down. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| B520923 | 2023-05-01. Service bulletin. BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop: 2nd row head restraints. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.