{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2016566 (BMW), 2009 to 2012: Seats And Restraints",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016566/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2016566, BMW 7 SERIES, 5 SERIES, 2016-11-15. On certain vehicles, a Sensor Cluster Unit (SCU) having incorrect programming may have.",
  "excerpt": "Bmw 7 Series, 5 Series. Published by Transport Canada as 2016566 on 15 November 2016. System: Seats And Restraints. What the notice says On certain vehicles, a Sensor Cluster Unit (SCU) having incorrect programming may have been installed in error by dealers during servicing. As the SCU helps determine if the driver and/or passenger airbags, seat belt pretensioners and active head restraints should be deployed during a crash, incorrect programming … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. This site holds seven national and European registers. BMW 7 SERIES is named on 33 British notices and 6 European. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. DVSA recall R/1999/059: BMW 5 Series and 7 Series (Possibility that gearbox may lock up) DVSA recall R/1999/104: BMW 5 Series, 3 Series and 7 Series (Brake lights may fail to operate remain on or flicker) DVSA recall R/2002/073: BMW 7 Series (Engine may cut out whilst the car is being driven) EU Safety Gate alert A12/1128/13: BMW 1 Series, 5 Series, 7 Series, X3, X5, X6, notified by Germany EU Safety Gate alert A12/0484/16: BMW 7 Series, notified by Germany EU Safety Gate alert A12/1571/16: BMW 7 Series, 5 Series, 5 Series Gran Turismo, notified by Germany Nothing here say",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:50:30+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:50:30+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2016566 (BMW), 2009 to 2012: Seats And Restraints\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2016566/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}