NHTSA campaign 12V176000
BMW Recall 12V-176: HEAD RESTRAINTS/FMVSS 202A/PETITION
NHTSA recall 12V176000 was reported by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC on April 20, 2012, with 7,600 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW 3 Series for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on May 30, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V176000 (also written 12V-176 or 12V176)
- Filed by
- BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 7,600 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats — Front Assembly — Head Restraint
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 202
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V176000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
BMW
BMW 3 Series
- 2012 · Vehicles built October 19, 2011 – March 18, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V176000.
Defect description
BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 BMW 3-SERIES VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 19, 2011, THROUGH MARCH 18, 2012, THAT HAVE FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS THAT EXCEED THE DOWNWARD MOVEMENT LIMIT OF 25MM IN THE HIGHEST POSITION. THUS, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 202A,"HEAD RESTRAINTS."
Safety consequence
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE HEAD RESTRAINT MAY UNEXPECTEDLY MOVE DOWN SLIGHTLY IF IT WAS ADJUSTED TO THE FULLY EXTENDED POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL ATTACH A CLAMP TO THE FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT POSTS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 30, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SERVICES AT 1-800-525-7417.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V176000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.