NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 BMW X5 Recalls
The 2004 BMW X5 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 18, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 BMW X5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 64
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
10 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 BMW X5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2004 BMW X5
Power train: clutch assembly: pedal/hand lever(motorcycle)
- Campaign
- 04V409000
- Reported
- August 18, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 358
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 BMW X5
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 04V402000
- Reported
- August 13, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 297
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 BMW X5
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 04V344000
- Reported
- July 14, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,102
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Power train: driveline: differential unit
- Campaign
- 03V475000
- Reported
- November 14, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 350
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 BMW X5
2004 BMW X5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 64 owner complaints about the 2004 BMW X5, the newest on June 26, 2025. Of these, 4 describe a crash (6%) and 10 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 BMW X5, the component group named most often is the power train (17%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the engine (14%).
3 of the 2004 BMW X5's 4 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2004 BMW X5 owners gave the mileage (54 complaints), the median was 88,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train11
- Electrical System10
- Engine9
- Latches/Locks/Linkages7
- Seats7
- Structure7
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 14 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 BMW X5 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 14. 9% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 64 complaints about the 2004 BMW X5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X5 by model year
Other 2004 BMW models
Newest record on this page: June 26, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted