BMW I7 Recalls

The BMW i7 has 3 recalls all affecting the 2023 model year, with the most serious being a front seat weld defect where the seat's length adjustment mechanism may not hold together properly in a crash, reducing the seat's ability to restrain the occupant and raising the risk of injury. The 2023 model year also has a recall involving the steering wheel's hands-on detection system, which can fail to register when a driver removes their hands from the wheel. Because the emergency stopping assistant relies on this sensor to know when a driver is incapacitated, the feature may not activate when needed, leaving the vehicle without automatic intervention. There is also a dashboard interaction bar recall on 2023 vehicles where the controls for the windshield defrost and defogging system and the hazard lights can become unresponsive, and the buttons may not illuminate when pressed. A windshield that cannot be cleared reduces forward visibility, and non-functioning hazard lights make the vehicle harder for other drivers to see.