NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 BMW X5 Recalls
The 2002 BMW X5 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 20, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 BMW X5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 102
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
On a 2002 BMW X5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2002 BMW X5
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V047000
- Reported
- January 20, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 230,117
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2003 X5, 8 other models
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 03V032000
- Reported
- February 4, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,635
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 03V001000
- Reported
- January 9, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 84,000
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 X5
2002 BMW X5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 102 owner complaints about the 2002 BMW X5, the newest on January 18, 2025. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2002 BMW X5, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (21%), followed by the air bags (19%) and the electrical system (16%).
1 of the 2002 BMW X5's 3 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2002 BMW X5 owners gave the mileage (79 complaints), the median was 87,905 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling21
- Air Bags19
- Electrical System16
- Visibility12
- Structure9
- Exterior Lighting8
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 BMW X5 peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 10. 27% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 BMW X5 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median BMW X5 year in the same window: 11th highest of the 18 ranked years.
The 102 complaints about the 2002 BMW X5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X5 by model year
Other 2002 BMW models
Newest record on this page: January 18, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted