NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 BMW X5 Recalls
The 2008 BMW X5 has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 BMW X5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 215
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
12 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 BMW X5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2008 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 2007, 2009–2011 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 2007, 2009–2011 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 2007, 2009–2011 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 2007, 2009–2011 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 2007, 2009–2011 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 2007, 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 2007, 2009–2011 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 2007, 2009–2011 X5, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 10V518000
- Reported
- October 26, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,750
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- only the 2008 BMW X5
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 08V170000
- Reported
- April 11, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 55
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2008 BMW X5
2008 BMW X5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 215 owner complaints about the 2008 BMW X5, the newest on August 16, 2025. Of these, 2 describe a crash (1%) and 12 a fire.
In complaints about the 2008 BMW X5, the component group named most often is the engine (31%), followed by the air bags (30%) and the electrical system (16%).
6 of the 2008 BMW X5's 10 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2008 BMW X5 owners gave the mileage (129 complaints), the median was 74,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine66
- Air Bags65
- Electrical System35
- Fuel/Propulsion System29
- Engine And Engine Cooling16
- Power Train16
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 19 | |
| 2014 | 18 | |
| 2015 | 18 | |
| 2016 | 22 | |
| 2017 | 35 | |
| 2018 | 22 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 19 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2008 BMW X5 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 35. 9% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 BMW X5 drew 0.9× the complaints of the median BMW X5 year in the same window: 12th highest of the 18 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 215 complaints about the 2008 BMW X5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X5 by model year
Other 2008 BMW models
Newest record on this page: August 16, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted