NHTSA Safety Recalls
2023 BMW X3 Recalls
The 2023 BMW X3 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 30, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2023 BMW X3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 15
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2023 BMW X3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2023 BMW X3
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 2021–2022 X3, 4 other models
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: lock
- Campaign
- 25V106000
- Reported
- February 20, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 40,736
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 206, door locks and door retention
- Same campaign
- also 2022, 2024 X3
Structure
- Campaign
- 24V534000
- Reported
- July 17, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 282,387
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2018–2022 X3
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 23V821000
- Reported
- December 6, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 552
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
2023 BMW X3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 15 owner complaints about the 2023 BMW X3, the newest on September 24, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (7%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2023 BMW X3, the component group named most often is the engine (27%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the structure (20%).
1 of the 2023 BMW X3's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine4
- Electrical System3
- Structure3
- Exterior Lighting1
- Forward Collision Avoidance1
- Latches/Locks/Linkages1
Complaints received, by year
| 2023 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2023 BMW X3 peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 6.
The 2023 is too new to rank against other BMW X3 years: its window closes at the end of 2026.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 15 complaints about the 2023 BMW X3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X3 by model year
Other 2023 BMW models
Newest record on this page: September 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted