NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 BMW X5 Sav Recalls
The 2012 BMW X5 Sav has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 BMW X5 Sav. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 21
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2012 BMW X5 Sav, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2012 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 2011 X5 Sav, 4 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14V176000
- Reported
- April 10, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 156,137
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 X5 Sav, 9 other models
Steering: hydraulic power assist system
- Campaign
- 12V550000
- Reported
- November 27, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 29,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 X5 Sav
Engine and engine cooling: engine: other fuel types: turbo/supercharger
- Campaign
- 12V161000
- Reported
- April 10, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,846
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 BMW X5 Sav
2012 BMW X5 Sav complaints by year
NHTSA has received 21 owner complaints about the 2012 BMW X5 Sav, the newest on March 16, 2019. Of these, 1 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2012 BMW X5 Sav, the component group named most often is the power train (43%), followed by the engine (29%) and the air bags (14%).
1 of the 2012 BMW X5 Sav's 4 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2012 BMW X5 Sav owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 53,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train9
- Engine6
- Air Bags3
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
- Steering3
- Electrical System2
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 BMW X5 Sav peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 8. 29% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 21 complaints about the 2012 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 2012 BMW models
Newest record on this page: March 16, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted