NHTSA Safety Recalls
2025 BMW X3 Recalls
The 2025 BMW X3 has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 12, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2025 BMW X3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 38
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2025 BMW X3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2025 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 2024 X3
Steering: steering control module
- Campaign
- 25V857000
- Reported
- December 11, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 36,922
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2025 BMW X3
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc
- Campaign
- 25V247000
- Reported
- April 16, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2025 BMW X3
Electrical system: starter assembly
- Campaign
- 25V202000
- Reported
- April 1, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,557
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 25V154000
- Reported
- March 12, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 192
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2025 BMW X3
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables
- Campaign
- 25V109000
- Reported
- February 21, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 114
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2025 BMW X3
Suspension: front: wheel bearing
- Campaign
- 24V909000
- Reported
- December 5, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2025 BMW X3
Air bags: side/window: curtain
- Campaign
- 24V856000
- Reported
- November 12, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2025 BMW X3
Air bags: passenger side frontal: cushion
- Campaign
- 24V772000
- Reported
- October 17, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2025 BMW X3
2025 BMW X3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 38 owner complaints about the 2025 BMW X3, the newest on September 27, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (8%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2025 BMW X3, the component group named most often is the electrical system (39%), followed by the forward collision avoidance (21%) and the steering (21%).
2 of the 2025 BMW X3's 9 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System15
- Forward Collision Avoidance8
- Steering8
- Engine4
- Power Train4
- Exterior Lighting3
Complaints received, by year
| 2024 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | |
| 2026 | 15 |
Complaints about the 2025 BMW X3 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 20.
The 2025 is too new to rank against other BMW X3 years: its window closes at the end of 2028.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 38 complaints about the 2025 BMW X3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X3 by model year
Other 2025 BMW models
Newest record on this page: September 27, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted