NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 BMW X3 Recalls
The 2009 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 2009 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
- 19
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2009 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 2009 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 2007–2008, 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 2007–2008, 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
2009 BMW X3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 19 owner complaints about the 2009 BMW X3, the newest on August 7, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2009 BMW X3, the component group named most often is the air bags (47%), followed by the electrical system (26%) and the engine and engine cooling (16%).
2 of the 2009 BMW X3's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags9
- Electrical System5
- Engine And Engine Cooling3
- Power Train3
- Engine2
- Seats1
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 BMW X3 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 5. 0% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
The 19 complaints about the 2009 BMW X3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X3 by model year
Other 2009 BMW models
Newest record on this page: August 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted