25V857000
STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Unintended steering wheel movement while the vehicle is stationary increases the risk of an injury and on the road, a crash.
2025 BMW X3
8 safety recall campaigns, 66 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns8
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints66
Complaints citing a crash7
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 8
25V247000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
Damaged front brakes may not function properly, increasing the risk of a crash.
25V202000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
A loose starter-generator connection can result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, the wiring may overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
25V154000
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
A loss of rear brake function increases the risk of a crash.
25V109000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
An overheated battery cable connection can cause an engine stall and increase the risk of a crash. In addition, an overheated battery cable increases the risk of a fire.
24V909000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
A loss of vehicle handling and control increases the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 11ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 8STEERING
- 6FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- 4FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
- 4ENGINE
- 3EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 3POWER TRAIN
- 3UNKNOWN OR OTHER
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2025 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.