NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 BMW X5 Recalls
The 2020 BMW X5 has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 25, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 BMW X5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 113
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
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NHTSA campaigns
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7 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2020 BMW X5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2020 BMW X5
Electrical system: starter assembly
- Campaign
- 25V644000
- Reported
- September 25, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 145,102
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2019 X5, 2 other models
Electrical system: starter assembly
- Campaign
- 24V576000
- Reported
- August 1, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 105,588
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2019 X5, 3 other models
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 22V267000
- Reported
- April 20, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 61,221
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 118, power windows and roof panels
- Same campaign
- also 2019, 2021–2022 X5, 2 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 X5, 11 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 21V062000
- Reported
- February 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 893
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019, 2021 X5, 5 other models
Suspension: front: control arm
- Campaign
- 20V678000
- Reported
- November 4, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 83
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 X5, 2 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 20V528000
- Reported
- September 1, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 307
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2021 X5, 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 20V465000
- Reported
- August 7, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 21
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Steering
- Campaign
- 20V434000
- Reported
- July 28, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 X5
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 X5, 12 other models
Steering: rack and pinion: rack
- Campaign
- 19V631000
- Reported
- August 28, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2020 BMW X5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 113 owner complaints about the 2020 BMW X5, the newest on October 1, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2020 BMW X5, the component group named most often is the electrical system (35%), followed by the engine (29%) and the power train (15%).
2 of the 2020 BMW X5's 11 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2020 BMW X5 owners gave the mileage (26 complaints), the median was 48,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System39
- Engine33
- Power Train17
- Engine And Engine Cooling15
- Unknown Or Other15
- Air Bags6
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 20 | |
| 2025 | 34 | |
| 2026 | 40 |
Complaints about the 2020 BMW X5 peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 40. 17% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 BMW X5 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median BMW X5 year in the same window: 10th highest of the 18 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 113 complaints about the 2020 BMW X5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X5 by model year
Other 2020 BMW models
Newest record on this page: October 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted