The defect
BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2025-2026 X1 and X2, MINI Cooper Convertible, MINI Cooper, Mini Countryman S ALL4, and 2025 MINI Countryman SE ALL4 vehicles. The torsion bar in both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.
The risk
A damaged seat belt retractor may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace both front seat belt retractors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 13, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) will be searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 7, 2025.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| BMW X1 | 2025, 2026 |
| BMW X2 | 2025, 2026 |
| MINI Cooper | 2025, 2026 |
| MINI Cooper Convertible | 2025, 2026 |
| MINI Countryman S ALL4 | 2025, 2026 |
| MINI Countryman SE ALL4 | 2025 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
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 X1 | 2025 | 17 | 3 |
| BMW X1 | 2026 | 1 | 2 |
| BMW X2 | 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| BMW X2 | 2026 | 5 | 2 |
| MINI Cooper | 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| MINI Cooper | 2026 | 2 | 1 |
| MINI Cooper Convertible | 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| MINI Cooper Convertible | 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| MINI Countryman S ALL4 | 2025 | 1 | 4 |
| MINI Countryman S ALL4 | 2026 | 1 | 2 |
| MINI Countryman SE ALL4 | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2025
33 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the seat belts; BMW of North America, LLC filed 347 campaigns in all.
| 25V899000 19 Dec 2025 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 25V872000 17 Dec 2025 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 25V862000 12 Dec 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V864000 12 Dec 2025 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 25V816000 25 Nov 2025 | Rivian Automotive, LLC |
| 25V797000 17 Nov 2025 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 25V777000 12 Nov 2025 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 25V773000 10 Nov 2025 | Nova Bus (US) Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025