NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW X5 Sav Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the BMW X5 Sav, across 3 model years from 2003 to 2012. The 2012 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2003 (1).
- Model years
- 3
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2012
- Owner complaints
- 203
2003–2012, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 203 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW X5 Sav across 9 model years; the most, 59, concern the 2007.
Owners marked a crash on 8 of the BMW X5 Sav complaints (4%) and a fire on 4.
Across all BMW X5 Sav model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 54 complaints), then the engine (41).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW X5 Sav in 2017: 41, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW X5 Sav is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 3 model-year listings.
The newest BMW X5 Sav recall, 19V015000, was reported on January 14, 2019 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.
NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2006 BMW X5 Sav, model year owners have filed complaints about.
BMW X5 Sav years to avoid
Too few BMW X5 Sav model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW X5 Sav years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW X5 Sav
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE3
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
- STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM2
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER1
BMW X5 Sav model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW X5 Sav recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19V015000January 14, 2019 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2003 | injury and deathdo not drive | 157,549 |
| 16V071000February 5, 2016 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2011–2012 | crash, injury and death | 840,000 |
| 14V176000April 10, 2014 | engine and engine cooling: engine | 2011–2012 | crash | 156,137 |
| 12V550000November 27, 2012 | steering: hydraulic power assist system | 2011–2012 | crash | 29,800 |
| 12V161000April 10, 2012 | engine and engine cooling: engine: other fuel types: turbo/supercharger | 2012 | fire | 2,846 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW X5 Sav. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: March 3, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted