The defect
BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2015-2019 X6 sDrive35i, X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i, and X6M vehicles equipped with rear seat lower anchor bars used in securing child restraint seats. The lower anchor bars may become damaged over time when used with an ISOFIX-type, rigid-style connector, child restraint system.
The risk
Damaged lower anchor bars may increase the child's risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will weld a reinforcing bracket to the lower anchor bars and the vehicle body, free of charge. Owner notification began January 17, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| BMW X6 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| BMW X6 M | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Components: CHILD SEAT
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 X6 | 2015 | 9 | 1 |
| BMW X6 | 2016 | 9 | 1 |
| BMW X6 | 2017 | 3 | 2 |
| BMW X6 | 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| BMW X6 | 2019 | 5 | 4 |
| BMW X6 M | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| BMW X6 M | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| BMW X6 M | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| BMW X6 M | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| BMW X6 M | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
Other child seat recalls in 2019
2 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the child seat; BMW of North America, LLC filed 347 campaigns in all.
| 19V875000 11 Dec 2019 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019