{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 2018048 (BMW), 2018: Seats And Restraints",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2018048/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 2018048, BMW X3, 2018-01-24. On certain vehicles, the backrest adjustment mechanism (recliner) of the front seats may not have been.",
  "excerpt": "Bmw X3. Published by Transport Canada as 2018048 on 24 January 2018. System: Seats And Restraints. What the notice says On certain vehicles, the backrest adjustment mechanism (recliner) of the front seats may not have been welded correctly during the manufacturing process. As a result, the welds could crack and lead to a failure of the latch mechanism. This could cause the seats to fold forward or rearward in the event of a crash, … 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 X3 is named on 40 American notices, 45 British, 56 European, 22 Japanese and 57 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. BMW recall 11V341 - Model Year 2011 X3 Passenger BMW recall 24V909 - 2025 X3 30 BMW recall 24V856 - 2025 X3 30 XDrive DVSA recall R/2011/123: BMW 7 Series, 5 Series, X3 and 3 more (Risk of fire) DVSA recall R/2013/095: BMW X3, 5 Series, X5 and 3 more (Possibility of fire) DVSA recall R/2013/137: BMW X3 (Front passenger airbag may not deploy correctly) EU Safety Gate alert A12/00068/19: BMW X3, X5, 7, 3, Z4, 5, 6, notified by Germany EU Safety Gate alert A12/00608/20: BMW X3, X4, X3m, notified by Germany EU Safety Gate alert A12/00636/20: BMW M8, X3m, X4m, X",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:25:36+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:25:36+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 2018048 (BMW), 2018: Seats And Restraints\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-2018048/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}