NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 BMW X4 Recalls
The 2020 BMW X4 has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 23, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 BMW X4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 15
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2020 BMW X4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2020 BMW X4
Electrical system: starter assembly: relay
- Campaign
- 25V636000
- Reported
- September 23, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 199,674
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 X4, 3 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 21V598000
- Reported
- August 2, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 50,024
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 X4, 4 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 21V096000
- Reported
- February 19, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,858
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2019, 2021 X4, 11 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 20V598000
- Reported
- September 30, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 312
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2021 X4, 3 other models
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 20V355000
- Reported
- June 15, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,779
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 20V164000
- Reported
- March 19, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,316
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 20V152000
- Reported
- March 18, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019 X4, 1 other model
Steering: rack and pinion: pinion shaft
- Campaign
- 19V738000
- Reported
- October 16, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 19V684000
- Reported
- September 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 257,473
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2019 X4, 12 other models
Suspension: front
- Campaign
- 19V678000
- Reported
- September 25, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 368
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2020 BMW X4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 15 owner complaints about the 2020 BMW X4, the newest on September 1, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (7%).
In complaints about the 2020 BMW X4, the component group named most often is the electrical system (27%), followed by the air bags (20%) and the suspension (20%).
2 of the 2020 BMW X4's 10 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System4
- Air Bags3
- Suspension3
- Unknown Or Other3
- Seat Belts2
- Engine1
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2020 BMW X4 peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 5. 33% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
The 15 complaints about the 2020 BMW X4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X4 by model year
Other 2020 BMW models
Newest record on this page: September 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted