Bmw 3 Series, 8 Series, X3, X4. Published by Transport Canada as 2020116 on 19 March 2020. System: Seats And Restraints.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain vehicles, there may be a problem with the front seat belt buckle sensors. This could cause the seat belt warnings to turn on, even if the front seat belts are buckled. If the driver ignores these warnings, the seat belt pretensioner and airbag systems may not function properly.
Safety Risk:
A …
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BMW 3 SERIES in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2020116
- Recall date
- 19 March 2020
- Make
- BMW
- Models
- 3 Series, 8 Series, X3, X4
- Model years
- 2020
- Vehicle class
- SUV
- System
- Seats And Restraints
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 573
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain vehicles, there may be a problem with the front seat belt buckle sensors. This could cause the seat belt warnings to turn on, even if the front seat belts are buckled. If the driver ignores these warnings, the seat belt pretensioner and airbag systems may not function properly.Safety Risk:
A seat belt pretensioner or airbag system that does not work properly in a crash could increase the risk of injury.Corrective Actions:
BMW will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to check the front seat belt buckles and replace them, if necessary.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2020116.
BMW elsewhere in this register
BMW is named on 449 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2020120 · 20 March 2020 · R Nine T, R1250 GS, R1250 RS · Brakes
- 2020127 · 25 March 2020 · 3 Series · Powertrain
- 2020098 · 12 March 2020 · C400, R1250 GS, R1250 R · Lights And Instruments
- 2020066 · 19 February 2020 · 6 Series · Lights And Instruments
- 2020067 · 19 February 2020 · X6 · Structure
- 2020060 · 14 February 2020 · C400 · Engine
- 2020187 · 29 April 2020 · 5 Series, 7 Series · Airbag
- 2020008 · 15 January 2020 · X5, 3 Series, X3 · Airbag
The same system: Seats And Restraints
900 notices in this register name Seats And Restraints. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2020124 · 23 March 2020 · Bentayga · Seats And Restraints
- 2020100 · 13 March 2020 · Q60 · Seats And Restraints
- 2020128 · 26 March 2020 · World Trans 240 (ford E-Series) · Seats And Restraints
- 2020137 · 1 April 2020 · Crosstrek · Seats And Restraints
- 2020215 · 15 May 2020 · Outlander, Outlander PHEV · Seats And Restraints
- 2020019 · 23 January 2020 · Vision School Bus, TX4 School Bus · Seats And Restraints
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a BMW: 449 in the register, and 536 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2020.
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