2019 BMW X3: recalls and complaints

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• 24V76400015 Oct 2024Structure
• 24V53400017 Jul 2024Structure
• 21V5210008 Jul 2021Air Bags / Frontal
• 21V09600019 Feb 2021Back Over Prevention / Software
• 20V15200018 Mar 2020Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel
• 19V68400027 Sep 2019Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera
• 19V56300031 Jul 2019Seats
• 19V29100010 Apr 2019Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module
• 18V4530006 Jul 2018Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / Caliper
• 18V3740006 Jun 2018Lane Departure / Lane Keep / Steering Assist

1. 24V764000Received 15 Oct 2024. 8,725 units.

   Structure

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018-2022 X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i, and X3 M vehicles. The attachment for the rear cargo rail may become damaged in a rear crash and result in the cargo rail detaching.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Interior rear cargo rail detachment during a crash can increase the risk of injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the rear cargo rail attachment bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 12, 2024. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicles in this recall were previously remedied for this issue under recall number 24V-534 and will need to have the new repair completed.

   Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 12 Dec 2024.

2. 24V534000Received 17 Jul 2024. 282,387 units.

   Structure

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018-2023 X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i, and X3 M vehicles. The attachment for the interior cargo rail may become damaged in a rear crash and result in the cargo rail detaching.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Interior cargo rail detachment during a rear crash can increase the risk of injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the rear cargo rail attachment bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 2, 2024. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

   Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 2 Jan 2025.

3. 21V521000Received 8 Jul 2021. 138 units.

   Air Bags / Frontal

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018-2019 X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i and 2019 X4 xDrive30i, and X4 M40i vehicles. The front passenger seat occupant classification system may have been improperly assembled, which could result in the misclassification of the seat as unoccupied, and deactivate the front air bag.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   A deactivated front air bag will not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will replace the seat foam, which includes the occupant classification system, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 3, 2021. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

   Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 Sep 2021.

4. 21V096000Received 19 Feb 2021. 13,858 units.

   Back Over Prevention / Software

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019-2021 X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i, X3M, X4 xDrive30i, X4 M40i, M550i, X4M, X5 sDrive40i, X5 xDrive40i, X5 xDrive50i, X5M, X5 M50i, X7 xDrive40i, X7 xDrive50i, X7 M50i, Alpina XB7, 330i, 330i xDrive, M340i, M340i xDrive, and 8 Series Coupe, Convertible and Grand Coupe, 840i, 840i xDrive, M850i xDrive, M8, 2020-2021 530e, 530e xDrive, 330e, 330e xDrive, 745Le, 745Le xDrive, X5 xDrive45e, X3 xDrive30e, X6 sDrive40i, X6 xDrive40i, X6 xDrive50i, X6 M50i, X6M, 530i, 530i xDrive, 540i, 540i xDrive, M550i xDrive, M5, 740i, 740Li, 740Li xDrive, M760i Drive, M760Li xDrive, 750Li xDrive Alpina, Alpina B7 xDrive, and 2021 4 Series Coupe 430i, 430i xDrive, M440i xDrive vehicles. When shifting into Reverse, a small portion of the rearview image may be obscured, or the screen may not illuminate. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the driver relies on only the rearview camera image, the missing or reduced rearview image view can increase the risk of a crash or injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rearview camera software and update it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began April 16, 2021. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

   Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 16 Apr 2021.

5. 20V152000Received 18 Mar 2020. 15 units.

   Electrical System / Instrument Cluster/Panel

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019-2020 X4 xDrive30i and X4 M40i, and 2018-2020 X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i, and X3M vehicles. The instrument panel casing may not have been tightened properly to the passenger air bag.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, the air bag could damage the instrument panel and cause small pieces of the panel to strike the driver or other occupants, increasing the risk of injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the instrument panel casing, free of charge. The recall began May 15, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

   Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 15 May 2020.

6. 19V684000Received 27 Sep 2019. 257,473 units.

   Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 540d, 2018-2020 530i, 530i xDrive, 540i, 540i xDrive, M550i xDrive, M5, 530e, 530e xDrive, X3 sDrive, X3 xDrive, X3 M40i, X3 M, and 2019-2020 X4 xDrive, X4 M40i, X4 M, X7 xDrive, X7 M50i, 740Li, 740Li xDrive, 750Li, 750Li xDrive, 8 Series Convertible and Coupe 840i, 840i xDrive, M850i xDrive, X5 sDrive, X5 xDrive, X5 M50i, X6 xDrive, X6 M50i, 330i, 330i xDrive, M340i, M340i xDrive, Z4 sDrive, Z4 M40i, 740Le xDrive and 745Le xDrive, 2018-2019 640i xDrive Gran Turismo and Rolls-Royce Phantom, 2019 M850i xDrive Gran Coupe and Rolls-Royce Cullinan and 2020 Toyota Supra vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rearview Mirrors."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   BMW will notify owners, and dealers will update the back-up camera software, free of charge. The recall began November 8, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or Rolls-Royce at 1-877-877-3735. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371.

   Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Nov 2019.

7. 19V563000Received 31 Jul 2019. 20 units.

   Seats

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018-2019 X3 sDrive30i, xDrive30i and M40i and 2019 X4 xDrive30i and M40i vehicles. The front seatback frames may have been improperly welded, allowing the seatback to unexpectedly fold forward or rearward.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   In the event of a crash, there is an increased risk of injury if the seatback folds forward or rearward.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front seats, free of charge. The recall began September 27, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service 1-800-525-7417.

   Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 Sep 2019.

8. 19V291000Received 10 Apr 2019. 50 units.

   Air Bags / Frontal / Passenger Side / Inflator Module

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019 X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i, and X4 M40i vehicles. The instrument panel assembly may have been improperly manufactured, possibly affecting the deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   If the front passenger air bag does not deploy properly in the event of a crash, the occupant has an increased risk of injury.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the instrument panel assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 3, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

   Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 Jun 2019.

9. 18V453000Received 6 Jul 2018. 5,594 units.

   Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Disc / Caliper

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018-2019 BMW X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i and certain 2019 X4 xDrive30i and X4 M40i vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons on these vehicles may have an insufficient coating, potentially reducing rear brake performance.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   A reduction of braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   BMW will notify owners, and dealers will bleed the rear brake circuit, free of charge. The recall began August 31, 2018. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

   Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 31 Aug 2018.

10. 18V374000Received 6 Jun 2018. 51 units.

    Lane Departure / Lane Keep / Steering Assist

    Defect, in the NHTSA record

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018-2019 BMW X3 xDrive30i, X3 sDrive30i, and X3 M40i vehicles equipped with the "Active Lane Keeping Assistant" option. The steering wheel may be incompatible with the lane keeping assistant function and may not detect if the driver's hands are off the wheel.

    Consequence, in the NHTSA record

    If the sensors do not properly detect the driver's hands are off the wheel, the driver may not be alerted by one or more warning signals, increasing the risk of a crash.

    Remedy, in the NHTSA record

    BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the steering wheel, replacing it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on July 19, 2018. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

    Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 19 Jul 2018.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

• 2019 BMW X3
• All 2019 vehicles

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.

Complaints that report a crash

5

Complaints that report a fire

2

Injuries in the complaints

3

Deaths in the complaints

0

Date of the newest complaint

21 Sep 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

1. 20041
2. 20051
3. 20062
4. 20073
5. 20083
6. 20093
7. 20104
8. 20114
9. 20122
10. 20137
11. 20146
12. 20157
13. 20165
14. 20176
15. 201811
16. 201910
17. 202016
18. 202110
19. 20227
20. 20234
21. 20243
22. 20259
23. 20262

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2019 BMW X3?

568,311 units in 10 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.

How many recall campaigns does the BMW X3 have for all model years?

NHTSA lists 60 recall campaigns for the BMW X3, model years 2004 to 2026. 10 of them name the 2019 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2019 BMW X3 name most often?

Electrical System: 48 of 237 component mentions, or 202.5 per 1,000. For all 2019 vehicles the figure is 130.6 per 1,000.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2019 BMW X3 open?

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.