NHTSA 25V717000
Seat Belts › Rear/Other › Retractor
- Report received by NHTSA
- October 21, 2025
- Owner notification
- December 18, 2025
- Recall initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Units potentially affected
- 1,024 (whole campaign)
- Build dates listed for the 2026 MINI Countryman
- August 8, 2025 – August 13, 2025
- Model names in the NHTSA record
- COUNTRYMAN S ALL4
Defect summary
BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2026 2 Series Gran Coupe, X1, X2, and Mini Countryman S ALL4 vehicles. The housing pin in the rear (left and/or right) seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production, resulting in the retractor not locking the seat belt as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
Safety risk
A damaged seat belt retractor may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the rear (left and/or right) seat belts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 18, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov December 12, 2025.
Source: NHTSA recall 25V717000, filed by BMW of North America, LLC. View the campaign on NHTSA.gov