NHTSA recall 23V253000
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 | 23V253000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW of North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2023-04-06 |
| Owners notified | 2023-05-31 |
| Component | SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT |
| Units potentially affected | 235 |
| Part numbers | 7444362 |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-04-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 235 |
| Reported remedied | 232 (98%) |
| 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.
What is wrong
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2023 X5 sDrive40i, X5 xDrive40i, X5 M50i, X5 M and X5 xDrive45e vehicles. The head restraints for the second-row outboard seats may have been improperly manufactured without locking tabs in the guide sleeves. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 202, "Head Restraints."
What can happen
A head restraint without a locking tab may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the second-row outboard seat head restraint guide sleeves, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 31, 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.
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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
| 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. |
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| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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.