NHTSA Safety Recalls
2007 BMW X5 Recalls
The 2007 BMW X5 has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2007 BMW X5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 71
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2007 BMW X5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2007 BMW X5
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V016000
- Reported
- January 15, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,007
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2011 X5, 1 other model
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 2008–2011 X5, 10 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V017000
- Reported
- January 14, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 83,016
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2011 X5, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V030000
- Reported
- January 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 41,808
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2011 X5, 1 other model
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 2008–2011 X5, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V020000
- Reported
- January 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 48,951
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2009 X5, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 16V746000
- Reported
- October 17, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 136,188
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2011 X5, 6 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V364000
- Reported
- May 25, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 97,738
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2011 X5, 1 other model
2007 BMW X5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 71 owner complaints about the 2007 BMW X5, the newest on January 20, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2007 BMW X5, the component group named most often is the air bags (55%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (35%) and the electrical system (13%).
6 of the 2007 BMW X5's 8 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2007 BMW X5 owners gave the mileage (28 complaints), the median was 112,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags39
- Fuel/Propulsion System25
- Electrical System9
- Engine9
- Service Brakes9
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic4
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2007 BMW X5 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 32. 0% arrived between 2006 and 2010, the model year's first years on the road.
The 71 complaints about the 2007 BMW X5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X5 by model year
Other 2007 BMW models
Newest record on this page: January 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted