- Vehicles
- 1,024
- Built between
- Jul 2025 – Sep 2025
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 18 December 2025
- Repaired
- 94%
- Unrepaired
- 60
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2025 and September 2025. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2026 BMW 228I Gran Coupe
- 2026 BMW 228I Xdrive Gran Coupe
- 2026 BMW M235I Xdrive Gran Coupe
- 2026 BMW X1Built July 2025 to September 2025
- 2026 BMW X2Built August 2025 to September 2025
- 2026 Mini Countryman S ALL4Built August 2025 to August 2025
Repair progress
60 of 1,024 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.
94% repaired — 964 of 1,024 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
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."
What could happen
A damaged seat belt retractor may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Dealers will replace the rear (left and/or right) seat belts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 18, 2025.
Parts involved
- Rear Safety Belt RetractorPlease see Description of Remedy section for part numbers.Rear Safety Belt Retractor
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2025 to September 2025
- Recall reported to NHTSA21 October 2025
- Owners notified18 December 2025
- Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 94% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 21 October 2025.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BMW of North America, LLC
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 209
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.