NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 BMW X3 Recalls
The 2010 BMW X3 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 20, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 BMW X3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 32
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2010 BMW X3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2010 BMW X3
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 23V707000
- Reported
- October 20, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 157,796
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
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 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 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 2006–2009 X3
2010 BMW X3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 32 owner complaints about the 2010 BMW X3, the newest on January 6, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire.
In complaints about the 2010 BMW X3, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (44%), followed by the air bags (31%) and the engine (19%).
2 of the 2010 BMW X3's 4 recalls also concern the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2010 BMW X3 owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 99,600 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling14
- Air Bags10
- Engine6
- Electrical System4
- Seats2
- Steering2
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2010 BMW X3 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 9. 0% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
The 32 complaints about the 2010 BMW X3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X3 by model year
Other 2010 BMW models
Newest record on this page: January 6, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted