NHTSA recall 23V260000
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 | 23V260000 |
| Manufacturer | BMW of North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2023-04-12 |
| Owners notified | 2023-06-09 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER |
| Units potentially affected | 1465 |
| Part numbers | 6959474, 7910831, 7910832 |
| Report | Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-04-29 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1465 |
| Reported remedied | 1444 (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 X1 xDrive28i, X1 M35i vehicles. On the second-row outboard seats, the seat belts may have been pinched by an interior trim panel during vehicle assembly.
What can happen
A pinched seat belt may not function properly, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and adjust the interior trim panel, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 9, 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.
| 2023 BMW X1 |
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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
| B510624 | 2024-04-01. Service bulletin. An interference noise (rattling noise) can be heard near the rear center seat’s safety belt feed trim (circled) in the headliner. |
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| B520224 | 2024-04-01. Service bulletin. The seat initialization and memory has been lost; Or Repeat failure of seat initialization after completing the test module via ISTA. One or both of the following check control messages (CCM) may be present: CCM 108 “Driver restraint system” CCM 109 “Passenger restraint system” |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.