NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 BMW X1 Recalls
The 2020 BMW X1 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on May 20, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 BMW X1. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 13
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 BMW X1, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2020 BMW X1
Air bags: air bag/restraint control module
- Campaign
- 20V283000
- Reported
- May 20, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 76
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
2020 BMW X1 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 13 owner complaints about the 2020 BMW X1, the newest on July 29, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (8%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2020 BMW X1, the component group named most often is the power train (31%), followed by the engine (23%) and the electrical system (15%).
The 2020 BMW X1's only recall does not concern the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train4
- Engine3
- Electrical System2
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Seat Belts2
- Service Brakes2
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2020 BMW X1 peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 4. 46% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 13 complaints about the 2020 BMW X1 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X1 by model year
Other 2020 BMW models
Newest record on this page: July 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted