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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 BMW X5 Sav Recalls

The 2011 BMW X5 Sav has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2016.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 BMW X5 Sav. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
24

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2011 BMW X5 Sav, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2011 BMW X5 Sav

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
16V071000
Reported
February 5, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 840,000
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2012 X5 Sav, 4 other models

16V071000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling: engine

Campaign
14V176000
Reported
April 10, 2014
Vehicles affected
up to 156,137
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2012 X5 Sav, 9 other models

14V176000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering: hydraulic power assist system

Campaign
12V550000
Reported
November 27, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 29,800
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2012 X5 Sav

12V550000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2011 BMW X5 Sav complaints by year

NHTSA has received 24 owner complaints about the 2011 BMW X5 Sav, the newest on October 30, 2018.

In complaints about the 2011 BMW X5 Sav, the component group named most often is the engine (42%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (29%) and the power train (29%).

None of the 2011 BMW X5 Sav's 3 recalls concerns the engine.

Where 2011 BMW X5 Sav owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 78,240 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine10
  • Fuel/Propulsion System7
  • Power Train7
  • Air Bags3
  • Unknown Or Other3
  • Electrical System2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 BMW X5 Sav received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20131
20141
20152
20166
20179
20185

Complaints about the 2011 BMW X5 Sav peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 9. 8% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

The 24 complaints about the 2011 BMW X5 Sav are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW X5 Sav by model year

Other 2011 BMW models

Newest record on this page: October 30, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted