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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2024 BMW X3 Recalls

The 2024 BMW X3 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 12, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2024 BMW X3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
42

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
5

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2024 BMW X3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2024 BMW X3

Steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm

Campaign
26V524000
Reported
August 12, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 13
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2025 X3

26V524000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2022–2023 X3

25V106000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering

Campaign
23V770000
Reported
November 16, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 201
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

23V770000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: starter assembly

Campaign
26V438000
Risk NHTSA names
fire and injury
Same campaign
also 2021–2022 X3, 3 other models

26V438000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2024 BMW X3 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 42 owner complaints about the 2024 BMW X3, the newest on October 9, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (12%); owners reported 3 injuries.

In complaints about the 2024 BMW X3, the component group named most often is the electrical system (31%), followed by the back over prevention (14%) and the engine (14%).

1 of the 2024 BMW X3's 4 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System13
  • Back Over Prevention6
  • Engine6
  • Unknown Or Other6
  • Latches/Locks/Linkages4
  • Power Train4

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2024 BMW X3 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20231
20249
202516
202616

Complaints about the 2024 BMW X3 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 16.

The 2024 is too new to rank against other BMW X3 years: its window closes at the end of 2027.

BMW X3 years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 42 complaints about the 2024 BMW X3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW X3 by model year

Other 2024 BMW models

Newest record on this page: October 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted