NHTSA Safety Recalls
2023 BMW X5 Recalls
The 2023 BMW X5 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 6, 2023.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2023 BMW X5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 33
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2023 BMW X5, 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 X5
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
Seats: mid/rear assembly: head restraint
- Campaign
- 23V253000
- Reported
- April 6, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 235
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 202, head restraints
- Same campaign
- only the 2023 BMW X5
Seats: critical fasteners
- Campaign
- 22V942000
- Reported
- December 19, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2023 BMW X5
Visibility: windshield
- Campaign
- 22V820000
- Reported
- November 2, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2023 BMW X5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 33 owner complaints about the 2023 BMW X5, the newest on September 28, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (9%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2023 BMW X5, the component group named most often is the electrical system (24%), followed by the power train (24%) and the engine (15%).
1 of the 2023 BMW X5's 4 recalls also concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System8
- Power Train8
- Unknown Or Other8
- Engine5
- Structure4
- Service Brakes3
Complaints received, by year
| 2022 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 10 |
Complaints about the 2023 BMW X5 peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 10.
The 2023 is too new to rank against other BMW X5 years: its window closes at the end of 2026.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
The 33 complaints about the 2023 BMW X5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X5 by model year
Other 2023 BMW models
Newest record on this page: September 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted