BMW X6 child seat anchor bars can become damaged
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Damaged lower anchor bars may increase the child's risk of injury in the event of a crash. The notice does not tell owners to stop driving.
What's wrong, in plain English
These X6s have metal anchor bars in the back seat that child safety seats clip onto. When a rigid-connector child seat is used, those bars can get damaged over time. Damaged bars may not hold the child seat as firmly as they should, so a child could be hurt more seriously in a crash. The dealer welds a reinforcing bracket onto the anchor bars and the body of the car to strengthen them.
What you should do
1. Look up your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to confirm your X6 is affected.
2. Call BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or your dealer and schedule the work.
3. The dealer welds in the reinforcing bracket at no cost to you.
2. Call BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or your dealer and schedule the work.
3. The dealer welds in the reinforcing bracket at no cost to you.
Affected vehicles (2)
Who to contact
BMW — official BMW recall lookup
Customer service: 1-800-525-7417
Official notice
- Component
- CHILD SEAT
- Summary
- 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.
- Safety risk
- Damaged lower anchor bars may increase the child's risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- 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.
Verify your specific vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov. Recall repairs are free of charge by law.