2005 BMW X5: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2005 BMW X5. The newest campaign is 05V504000. NHTSA received the report on 1 Nov 2005. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. NHTSA has 12 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 05V504000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will repair and replace the automatic transmission guide plate free of charge. The recall began on november 30, 2005. Owners may contact BMW at 1-800-332-4269.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 405 units in total.
05V504000Received . 240 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain passenger vehicles may have been built with an incorrectly manufactured automatic transmission parking pawl guide plate.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could cause the parking lock system not to engage, after the transmission is placed in the park ("p") position. If the vehicle was parked on an incline, and the parking brake was not engaged, this could result in a vehicle rollaway condition.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will repair and replace the automatic transmission guide plate free of charge. The recall began on november 30, 2005. Owners may contact BMW at 1-800-332-4269.
Report filed by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
05V367000Received . 165 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain sport utility vehicles, the attachment of the brake line support bracket within the front left wheel well was not welded according to specifications. It could loosen and over time the brake hose could rub against the wheel well.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The front left brake hose could become damaged to the point where a loss of brake fluid could occur increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will re-attach the brake line support bracket to the front left wheel well free of charge. The recall began on september 20, 2005. Owners may contact BMW at 1-800-831-1117.
Report filed by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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.
Complaints by component
12 complaints, 13 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 4 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 2 |
| Tires | 1 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
| Air Bags | 1 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Wheels | 1 |
| Structure | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 2
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 23 Sep 2010
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.
Investigations
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.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2005 BMW X5The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2005 BMW X5: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/bmw/x5/2005/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2005 BMW X5?
- 405 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the BMW X5 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 103 recall campaigns for the BMW X5, model years 1999 to 2026. 2 of them name the 2005 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2005 BMW X5 name most often?
- Power Train: 4 of 13 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2005 BMW X5 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.