NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 BMW X3 Recalls
The 2007 BMW X3 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 BMW X3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 98
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
On a 2007 BMW X3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2007 BMW X3
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V017000
- Reported
- January 15, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 59,965
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2010 X3, 10 other models
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (pcv)
- Campaign
- 17V683000
- Reported
- October 30, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 740,561
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2010 X3, 5 other models
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 2006, 2008–2010 X3
2007 BMW X3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 98 owner complaints about the 2007 BMW X3, the newest on August 8, 2025. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2007 BMW X3, the component group named most often is the air bags (38%), followed by the engine (26%) and the engine and engine cooling (16%).
2 of the 2007 BMW X3's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2007 BMW X3 owners gave the mileage (36 complaints), the median was 110,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags37
- Engine25
- Engine And Engine Cooling16
- Seats14
- Unknown Or Other12
- Electrical System10
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 32 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 17 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2007 BMW X3 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 32. 0% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.
The 98 complaints about the 2007 BMW X3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X3 by model year
Other 2007 BMW models
Newest record on this page: August 8, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted