24V608000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
2014 BMW X3
6 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 127 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints127
Complaints citing a crash10
Complaints citing a fire3
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 6
24V527000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, increasing the risk of injury or death.
23V797000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
16V333000
CHILD SEAT:LATCH STRAP
Damaged lower anchor bars may increase the child's risk of injury in the event of a crash.
14V627000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
A failure of the brake vacuum pump results in a reduction in braking power that could increase the risk of a crash.
13V454000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
A failure of the brake vacuum pump results in a reduction in braking power that could increase the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 30ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 19ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 19ENGINE
- 9SERVICE BRAKES
- 9UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 8AIR BAGS
- 7EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 5POWER TRAIN
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2014 BMW X3s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.