2026 BMW X6: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2026 BMW X6. The newest campaign is 25V837000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Dec 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Critical Fasteners. NHTSA has 3 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, 25V837000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the instrument panel trim, free of charge. The vehicles have not been sold from dealer inventory and therefore, no owner letters will be mailed. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 4, 2025.
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 .
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 28 units in total.
25V837000Received . 25 units.
Air Bags / Critical Fasteners
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2026 X6, X7, X5, and X5 Plug-In Hybrid vehicles. The instrument panel may have been manufactured incorrectly and prevent the passenger-side air bag from deploying properly.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An air bag that does not deploy properly can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the instrument panel trim, free of charge. The vehicles have not been sold from dealer inventory and therefore, no owner letters will be mailed. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 4, 2025.
Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC.
25V671000Received . 3 units.
Visibility / Windshield / Critical Fasteners
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2026 X4 and X6 vehicles. The windshield may not be sealed properly, allowing water to enter the power distribution box or electronic control unit.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Water inside electrical components can cause a loss of headlights or door closing functions, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, an electrical short circuit may occur, increasing the risk of a fire while parked or driving.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect, reseal the windshield, and replace the vehicle control unit and wiring, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 21, 2025. 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: .
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
3 complaints, 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Structure | 2 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 1 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 1 |
| Forward Collision Avoidance | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 12 May 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.
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 2026 BMW X6The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2026 BMW X6: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/bmw/x6/2026/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- 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 2026 BMW X6?
- 28 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 X6 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 44 recall campaigns for the BMW X6, model years 2006 to 2026. 2 of them name the 2026 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2026 BMW X6 name most often?
- Structure: 2 of 6 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2026 BMW X6 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.