B-pillar recall fix

00max00 · 06-21-2020, 10:20 AM

Hi there, I've just gotten the fix done, it's an ugly plastic thingy in the B pillars on both driver and passage side. Does anyone have info about what exactly the fix is? This thing is hideous looking and the dealer didn't even ask for permission only mentioned in the service record.

jmhumr · 06-21-2020, 12:04 PM

Ha, I just ran out to my car to see what you were talking about. I got it done a couple months ago and hadn't even noticed the new plastic part! You really don't see it unless you're sitting in the backseat and I think they did a nice job making it look like a clean part.

As for your question, the notice says this: "The X1 models were recalled because in the event of a crash where the occupant's head contacts the B-pillar, the pillar may not absorb an adequate amount of the impact."

Kind of a silly recall imo. I'm all about safety, but that seems awfully minor compared to safety recalls I've read about for other cars.

dianebrat · 06-21-2020, 12:50 PM

It isn't silly if it's the reason it failed a safety test, that failure has to be resolved if they want the cars to able to be sold in the US. The modification resolved the issue that caused it to fail the test.

OP, they don't and won't ask about a safety recall, it must be done before they can give the car back to you.

Peter_R · 06-21-2020, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by dianebrat

It isn't silly if it's the reason it failed a safety test, that failure has to be resolved if they want the cars to able to be sold in the US. The modification resolved the issue that caused it to fail the test.

OP, they don't and won't ask about a safety recall, it must be done before they can give the car back to you.

Same in the UK I am pleased to say.

Feddersen · 06-21-2020, 02:53 PM

Pictures please?

dianebrat · 06-21-2020, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Feddersen

Pictures please?

Here's the thread on the recall and the pix are at the end.
https://f48.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1615168

jmhumr · 06-22-2020, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dianebrat

It isn't silly if it's the reason it failed a safety test, that failure has to be resolved if they want the cars to able to be sold in the US. The modification resolved the issue that caused it to fail the test.

OP, they don't and won't ask about a safety recall, it must be done before they can give the car back to you.

And I'm not questioning the process, I'm commenting the nitpicky nature of the FMVSS criteria that it failed.

dermagogo · 06-28-2020, 12:05 AM

Thanks for the info!

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00max00 Private First Class 19 Rep 130 Posts Drives: BMW X1 - option loaded Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	B-pillar recall fix Hi there, I've just gotten the fix done, it's an ugly plastic thingy in the B pillars on both driver and passage side. Does anyone have info about what exactly the fix is? This thing is hideous looking and the dealer didn't even ask for permission only mentioned in the service record.
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jmhumr Private First Class 49 Rep 181 Posts Drives: 2017 BMW X1 Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Northern Virginia iTrader: (0)	Ha, I just ran out to my car to see what you were talking about. I got it done a couple months ago and hadn't even noticed the new plastic part! You really don't see it unless you're sitting in the backseat and I think they did a nice job making it look like a clean part. As for your question, the notice says this: "The X1 models were recalled because in the event of a crash where the occupant's head contacts the B-pillar, the pillar may not absorb an adequate amount of the impact." Kind of a silly recall imo. I'm all about safety, but that seems awfully minor compared to safety recalls I've read about for other cars.
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dianebrat First Lieutenant 110 Rep 394 Posts Drives: 2019 orange x2 xDrive28i Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Boston'ish iTrader: (0)	It isn't silly if it's the reason it failed a safety test, that failure has to be resolved if they want the cars to able to be sold in the US. The modification resolved the issue that caused it to fail the test. OP, they don't and won't ask about a safety recall, it must be done before they can give the car back to you.
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Feddersen Lieutenant 451 Rep 469 Posts Drives: X1 xDrive25i Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Denmark iTrader: (0)	Pictures please? __________________ DD: F48 X1 xDrive25i '20 - https://f48.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1703083 For fun: F22 M240i '19 - https://www.2addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1644646 Previous BMW: Fully loaded F30, 335i https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1681247
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dermagogo Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: X1 (F48) Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the info!
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