NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 BMW X4 Recalls
The 2021 BMW X4 has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 30, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 BMW X4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 6
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2021 BMW X4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2021 BMW X4
Electrical system: starter assembly
- Campaign
- 26V056000
- Reported
- January 30, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 87,394
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2023 X4, 4 other models
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 2020, 2022 X4, 3 other models
Seats
- Campaign
- 23V211000
- Reported
- March 29, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 51
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 21V598000
- Reported
- August 2, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 50,024
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 X4, 4 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 21V199000
- Reported
- March 24, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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 2019–2020 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 2020 X4, 3 other models
Electrical system: starter assembly
- Campaign
- 26V438000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2022–2025 X4, 3 other models
2021 BMW X4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2021 BMW X4, the newest on April 7, 2026.
In complaints about the 2021 BMW X4, the component group named most often is the engine (33%), followed by the seat belts (33%) and the power train (17%).
1 of the 2021 BMW X4's 8 recalls also concerns the engine.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine2
- Seat Belts2
- Power Train1
- Suspension1
- Unknown Or Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2023 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 |
Complaints about the 2021 BMW X4 peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 5. 17% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
The 6 complaints about the 2021 BMW X4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X4 by model year
Other 2021 BMW models
Newest record on this page: April 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted