NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 BMW X3 Recalls
The 2006 BMW X3 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 28, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 BMW X3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 143
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
16 fires
On a 2006 BMW X3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2006 BMW X3
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 17V605000
- Reported
- September 28, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 85,302
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010 X3
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 08V384000
- Reported
- August 5, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 200,000
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 X3, 2 other models
2006 BMW X3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 143 owner complaints about the 2006 BMW X3, the newest on May 30, 2026. Of these, 7 describe a crash (5%) and 16 a fire; owners reported 17 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 BMW X3, the component group named most often is the air bags (53%), followed by the seats (29%) and the electrical system (9%).
2 of the 2006 BMW X3's 2 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2006 BMW X3 owners gave the mileage (110 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags76
- Seats42
- Electrical System13
- Engine6
- Structure5
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 18 | |
| 2012 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 15 | |
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 8 | |
| 2016 | 15 | |
| 2017 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 22 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 BMW X3 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 22. 3% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
The 143 complaints about the 2006 BMW X3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X3 by model year
Other 2006 BMW models
Newest record on this page: May 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted