# NHTSA recall 23V211000

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: 23V211000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2023\-03\-29
- Owners notified: 2023\-05\-22
- Component: SEATS
- Units potentially affected: 51
- Part numbers: 7414601, 7414603, 7414607, 7414609

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain 2019\-2021 330i, 330i xDrive, M340i xDrive, 2020\-2021 X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i, X3M, 2021 X3 xDrive30e, X4 xDrive30i, and X4M vehicles.  The seat frame may not have been welded properly to the seat rails.


## What can happen

An improperly welded seat frame may not properly restrain the occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the seat frame and back rest, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed May 22, 2023. 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 51
- Reported remedied: 46 \(90%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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

- [2019 BMW 330I](/makes/bmw/330i/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 BMW 330I](/makes/bmw/330i/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 BMW 330I](/makes/bmw/330i/2021/recalls.md)
- 2019 BMW M340I
- [2020 BMW M340I](/makes/bmw/m340i/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 BMW M340I](/makes/bmw/m340i/2021/recalls.md)
- [2020 BMW X3](/makes/bmw/x3/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 BMW X3](/makes/bmw/x3/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 BMW X4](/makes/bmw/x4/2021/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.

- [B521723](/bulletins/10249023.md), 2024-02-01, Service bulletin
- [B521823](/bulletins/10247574.md), 2024-01-03, Service bulletin
- [B650414](/bulletins/10227568.md), 2022-12-12, Service bulletin
- [B520122](/bulletins/10214262.md), 2022-06-21, Service bulletin
- [B520221](/bulletins/10211861.md), 2022-05-16, Service bulletin
- [B520221](/bulletins/10206683.md), 2022-01-24, Service bulletin
- [B110321](/bulletins/10198899.md), 2021-07-06, Service bulletin
- [B520720](/bulletins/10182915.md), 2020-11-23, Service bulletin
- [B520720](/bulletins/10182616.md), 2020-11-16, 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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