NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 BMW X5 Recalls
The 2003 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 2003 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
- 99
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
13 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 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 2003 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 2001–2002 X5, 8 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V318000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 419,235
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 03V197000
- Reported
- May 27, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 357
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 BMW X5
2003 BMW X5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 99 owner complaints about the 2003 BMW X5, the newest on October 29, 2023. Of these, 4 describe a crash (4%) and 13 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 BMW X5, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (24%), followed by the electrical system (17%) and the power train (16%).
None of the 2003 BMW X5's 3 recalls concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2003 BMW X5 owners gave the mileage (77 complaints), the median was 74,200 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling24
- Electrical System17
- Power Train16
- Air Bags15
- Engine11
- Seats7
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2003 BMW X5 peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 12. 18% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 BMW X5 drew 0.8× the complaints of the median BMW X5 year in the same window: 15th highest of the 18 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 99 complaints about the 2003 BMW X5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X5 by model year
Other 2003 BMW models
Newest record on this page: October 29, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted