NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 BMW X5 Recalls
The 2017 BMW X5 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 13, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 BMW X5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 75
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 BMW X5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2017 BMW X5
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: pump
- Campaign
- 24V608000
- Reported
- August 13, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 720,796
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018 X5, 9 other models
Fuel system, diesel
- Campaign
- 21V907000
- Reported
- November 19, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 50,404
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016 X5, 3 other models
Fuel system, diesel: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 21V586000
- Reported
- July 29, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,216
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018 X5, 3 other models
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: gas recirculation valve (egr valve)
- Campaign
- 18V755000
- Reported
- October 25, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 44,368
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016 X5, 3 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 17V327000
- Reported
- May 18, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 24
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V189000
- Reported
- March 17, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 36
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 BMW X5
2017 BMW X5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 75 owner complaints about the 2017 BMW X5, the newest on October 5, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (4%); owners reported 4 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2017 BMW X5, the component group named most often is the electrical system (23%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (20%) and the engine (16%).
None of the 2017 BMW X5's 6 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2017 BMW X5 owners gave the mileage (34 complaints), the median was 29,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System17
- Fuel/Propulsion System15
- Engine12
- Power Train10
- Unknown Or Other7
- Service Brakes6
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 9 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2017 BMW X5 peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 12. 36% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 BMW X5 drew 1.1× the complaints of the median BMW X5 year in the same window: 8th highest of the 18 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 75 complaints about the 2017 BMW X5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X5 by model year
Other 2017 BMW models
Newest record on this page: October 5, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted