NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 BMW X5 Recalls
The 2009 BMW X5 has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 BMW X5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 138
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2009 BMW X5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2009 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 2007–2008, 2010–2011 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 2007–2008, 2010–2011 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 2007–2008, 2010–2011 X5, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 18V336000
- Reported
- May 23, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,214
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 103, windshield defrosting and defogging
- Same campaign
- also 2010–2011 X5
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 2007–2008, 2010–2011 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 2007–2008, 2010–2011 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 2007–2008 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 2007–2008, 2010–2011 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 2007–2008, 2010–2011 X5, 1 other model
Fuel system, diesel: pre-heater
- Campaign
- 13V339000
- Reported
- August 7, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,540
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2010 X5
Fuel system, diesel: pre-heater
- Campaign
- 11V441000
- Reported
- August 19, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,120
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2009 BMW X5
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc
- Campaign
- 09V255000
- Reported
- July 8, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 96
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2009 BMW X5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 138 owner complaints about the 2009 BMW X5, the newest on June 20, 2025. Of these, 3 describe a crash (2%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 BMW X5, the component group named most often is the air bags (30%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (27%) and the engine (22%).
6 of the 2009 BMW X5's 12 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 BMW X5 owners gave the mileage (85 complaints), the median was 83,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags41
- Fuel/Propulsion System37
- Engine30
- Electrical System16
- Power Train10
- Seats9
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 10 | |
| 2016 | 12 | |
| 2017 | 41 | |
| 2018 | 17 | |
| 2019 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2009 BMW X5 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 41. 7% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 138 complaints about the 2009 BMW X5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X5 by model year
Other 2009 BMW models
Newest record on this page: June 20, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted