The defect
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2015 X3 and X4 Sports Activity Vehicles manufactured July 28, 2014 to July 29, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been produced with a driver's side exterior rearview mirror that was designed to meet non-US market requirements. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 111, "Rearview Mirrors."
The risk
The driver may not notice that vehicles viewed in the mirror are closer than they appear, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's side exterior rearview mirror, free of charge. The recall began on December 16, 2014. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or CustomerRelations@bmwusa.com.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| BMW X3 | 2015 |
| BMW X4 | 2015 |
Components: VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMW X3 | 2015 | 105 | 7 |
| BMW X4 | 2015 | 18 | 5 |
Other visibility recalls in 2014
10 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the visibility; BMW of North America, LLC filed 347 campaigns in all.
| 14V783000 9 Dec 2014 | ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC |
| 14V658000 20 Oct 2014 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 14V484000 6 Aug 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
| 14V473000 1 Aug 2014 | Nova Bus |
| 14V403000 2 Jul 2014 | Ford Motor Company |
| 14V404000 2 Jul 2014 | General Motors LLC |
| 14V387000 1 Jul 2014 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| 14V375000 27 Jun 2014 | General Motors LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014