BMW X3

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Coverage held for this vehicle

  • OFFICIAL ACTION 192 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 5,200 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 22 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 3,934 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 210 Canada Recalls

These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

  • 26V524000 2026-08-12

    Recall 26V524000

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2024-2026 X3 sDrive30i, X3 30 xDrive, and X3 M50 xDrive vehicles. The steering spindle may have been incorrectly attached to the steering column.

    Recorded model years: 2024

  • 26V524000 2026-08-12

    Recall 26V524000

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2024-2026 X3 sDrive30i, X3 30 xDrive, and X3 M50 xDrive vehicles. The steering spindle may have been incorrectly attached to the steering column.

    Recorded model years: 2025

  • 26V524000 2026-08-12

    Recall 26V524000

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2024-2026 X3 sDrive30i, X3 30 xDrive, and X3 M50 xDrive vehicles. The steering spindle may have been incorrectly attached to the steering column.

    Recorded model years: 2024, 2025, 2026

Showing 3 of 192 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

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Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

  • 11036388 2026-08-25

    B010226

    Rear Roof Antenna Shark Fin Cover Sealing Issue

    Recorded model years: 2019, 2020

  • 11036388 2026-08-25

    B010226

    Rear Roof Antenna Shark Fin Cover Sealing Issue

    Recorded model years: 2020

  • 11036388 2026-08-25

    B010226

    Rear Roof Antenna Shark Fin Cover Sealing Issue

    Recorded model years: 2019

Showing 3 of 5,200 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

  • EA23001 2023-03-17

    High pressure fuel pump failure

    The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE21-021 on October 14, 2021, to investigate incidents alleging a stall/loss of motive power as a result of high-pressure fuel pump failures in certain model year (MY) 2019-2020 Ram 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500 heavy duty trucks equipped with 6.7L Cummins turbodiesel engines. During the investigation, ODI sought to determine if the related…

    Recorded model years: 2016

  • EA23001 2023-03-17

    High pressure fuel pump failure

    The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE21-021 on October 14, 2021, to investigate incidents alleging a stall/loss of motive power as a result of high-pressure fuel pump failures in certain model year (MY) 2019-2020 Ram 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500 heavy duty trucks equipped with 6.7L Cummins turbodiesel engines. During the investigation, ODI sought to determine if the related…

    Recorded model years: 2017

  • EA23001 2023-03-17

    High pressure fuel pump failure

    The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE21-021 on October 14, 2021, to investigate incidents alleging a stall/loss of motive power as a result of high-pressure fuel pump failures in certain model year (MY) 2019-2020 Ram 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500 heavy duty trucks equipped with 6.7L Cummins turbodiesel engines. During the investigation, ODI sought to determine if the related…

    Recorded model years: 2015, 2016, 2017

Showing 3 of 22 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

  • 2026331 2026-07-08

    Transport Canada recall 2026331

    Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

    Recorded model years: 2021

  • 2026331 2026-07-08

    Transport Canada recall 2026331

    Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

    Recorded model years: 2022

  • 2026331 2026-07-08

    Transport Canada recall 2026331

    Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

    Recorded model years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Showing 3 of 210 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

3,934 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.

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