NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 BMW X3 Recalls
The 2008 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 2008 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
- 66
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
On a 2008 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 2008 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 2007, 2009–2010 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 2007, 2009–2010 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 2006–2007, 2009–2010 X3
2008 BMW X3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 66 owner complaints about the 2008 BMW X3, the newest on March 18, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (3%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2008 BMW X3, the component group named most often is the air bags (48%), followed by the engine (24%) and the engine and engine cooling (23%).
2 of the 2008 BMW X3's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2008 BMW X3 owners gave the mileage (27 complaints), the median was 119,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags32
- Engine16
- Engine And Engine Cooling15
- Electrical System5
- Power Train5
- Seats5
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 19 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 15 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 BMW X3 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 19. 0% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
The 66 complaints about the 2008 BMW X3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X3 by model year
Other 2008 BMW models
Newest record on this page: March 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted