2001 BMW X5 recall: seat belt
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. The safety belt lower outboard anchorage bolt on the driver's and front passenger's seats may not have been secured properly.
💥 The risk
In the event of a crash, the safety belt system might not be able to provide its maximum restraint function.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the bolts and correct the torque if necessary.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V261000
- Manufacturer
- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
- Vehicles affected
- 490
- Component
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
- Owner phone
- 1-800-831-1117
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 27, 2000
- Built
- Jun 28, 2000 – Jul 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began september 27,2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact BMW at 1-800-831-1117. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).