Bmw 528i, Bmw X1, Mini Cooper, Mini Cooper S, Rolls-Royce Ghost, model years 2016 to 2017. Filed by BMW of North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 17 October 2016. 15,455 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, MINI Hardtop 4 Door Cooper, Mini Hardtop 4 Door Cooper S, MINI Cooper Clubman, and Cooper S Clubman, 2017 Rolls-Royce Ghost, and 2016 528i vehicles. The vehicle-sensitive locking mechanism of the seat belt Emergency …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16V747 cover?
- BMW 528I, BMW X1, Mini Cooper, Mini Cooper S, Rolls-Royce Ghost, model years 2016-2017.
- What is wrong with them?
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, MINI Hardtop 4 Door Cooper, Mini Hardtop 4 Door Cooper S, MINI Cooper Clubman, and Cooper S Clubman, 2017 Rolls-Royce Ghost, and 2016 528i vehicles.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- In the event of a crash where heavy braking is applied, the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) may activate when the occupant is more forward in the seat, possibly increasing the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat belt assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 3, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “In the event of a crash where heavy braking is applied, the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) may activate when the occupant is more forward in the seat, possibly increasing the risk of injury.”
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in the notice
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| Campaign | 16V747 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | BMW of North America, LLC |
| System at fault | Seat Belts:Front:Retractor |
| Reported to NHTSA | 17 October 2016 |
| Model years | 2016-2017 |
| Vehicles named | BMW 528I, BMW X1, MINI COOPER, MINI COOPER S, ROLLS-ROYCE GHOST |
What the notice says today
The consequence
In the event of a crash where heavy braking is applied, the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) may activate when the occupant is more forward in the seat, possibly increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat belt assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 3, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 451 notices in the record whose component field names seat belts. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 48 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- BMW 528i recalls: 13 US campaigns
- BMW X1 recalls: 20 US campaigns
- Mini Cooper recalls: 20 US campaigns
- Mini Cooper S recalls: 17 US campaigns
- Rolls-Royce Ghost recalls: 9 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 16V747, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v747/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
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