The defect
BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2026 2 Series Gran Coupe, X1, X2, and Mini Countryman S ALL4 vehicles. The housing pin in the rear (left and/or right) seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production, resulting in the retractor not locking the seat belt as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
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 the rear (left and/or right) seat belts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 18, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov December 12, 2025.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| BMW 228I Gran Coupe | 2026 |
| BMW 228I Xdrive Gran Coupe | 2026 |
| BMW M235I Xdrive Gran Coupe | 2026 |
| BMW X1 | 2026 |
| BMW X2 | 2026 |
| MINI Countryman S ALL4 | 2026 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER: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 228I Gran Coupe | 2026 | 0 | 2 |
| BMW 228I Xdrive Gran Coupe | 2026 | 0 | 2 |
| BMW M235I Xdrive Gran Coupe | 2026 | 0 | 2 |
| BMW X1 | 2026 | 1 | 2 |
| BMW X2 | 2026 | 5 | 2 |
| MINI Countryman S ALL4 | 2026 | 1 | 2 |
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