NHTSA campaign 25V717000
BMW and Mini Recall 25V-717: Damaged Seat Belt Retractor
NHTSA recall 25V717000 was reported by BMW of North America, LLC on October 21, 2025, with 1,024 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW 228I Gran Coupe, BMW 228I Xdrive Gran Coupe, BMW M235I Xdrive Gran Coupe and more for the 2026 model year. Owners were notified on December 18, 2025, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 25V717000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 25V717000 (also written 25V-717 or 25V717)
- Filed by
- BMW of North America, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,024 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts — Rear/Other — Retractor
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 209
Repair completion: 94.14% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 25V717000. 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 228I Gran Coupe
BMW 228I Xdrive Gran Coupe
BMW M235I Xdrive Gran Coupe
BMW X1
- 2026 · Vehicles built July 30, 2025 – September 25, 2025 (per NHTSA)
BMW X2
- 2026 · Vehicles built August 7, 2025 – September 27, 2025 (per NHTSA)
Mini
Mini Countryman S ALL4
- 2026 · Vehicles built August 8, 2025 – August 13, 2025 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 25V717000.
Defect description
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 consequence
A damaged seat belt retractor may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer 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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 25V717000
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.