2022 BMW X7 Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 5%of 20 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 25,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the seats of the 2022 BMW X7, 5% of the 20 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 25,000 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owns a 2022 BMW X7. The contact stated that the second and third row seats are not latching. The seat folded down on the occupants. The Seat not latching properly message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the sensors were not working. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11544457, filed 2023-09, 25,000 milesRelated recalls
- 22V670000Sep 7, 2022BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019-2022 BMW X7 xDrive40i, X7 Drive50i, X7 M50i vehicles with third-row seats. One or more of the…Covers: BMW X7 2019–2022
Related service bulletins
- 11016438Mar 27, 2025In vehicles equipped with the second row 60% / 40% split seat, the flex cable assembly can come out of the seat rail mechanism (circled). This stops the forwards and backwards…
- 11012089Dec 16, 2024Head restraint and/or backrest of 3rd row seats cannot be folded down
- 10252279Mar 29, 2024The seat leather upholstery detaches from the front of the thigh support (aka knee bolster) of either front seat.
- 10246302Nov 22, 2023Two areas of the third-row seat backrest that may cause a noise concern have been added.
- 10244258Oct 20, 2023Second seat row blocking access to third seat row, program seat modules. Visible stitching on first row sport seat. Third seat row backrest Bowden cable routing and length change.
- 10244257Oct 20, 2023Various concerns about the third row of seats: 1. Head restraint (aka headrest), on one or both sides, cannot be folded down. 2. Third-row seating, on one or both sides, cannot…
- 10242695Aug 1, 2023?Various concerns about the third row of seats.
- 10242694Aug 1, 2023?The front seat will not calibrate/initialize, and the stored faults cannot be deleted.
- 10241368Jul 1, 2023Various concerns about the third row of seats.
- 10228431Nov 1, 2022When returning the 2nd row seat 60/40 seat from Easy-Entry: The seat stops moving before reaching the final home position. A Check Control Message (CCM) appears alerting the…
Seats: other model years
Other parts of the 2022 BMW X7
6 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsLane departure
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2022 BMW X7
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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