22V119000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
An electrical short can cause the PCV valve heater to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire while driving or, soon after driving when parked.
2009 BMW X5 SAV
4 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 30 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints30
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire2
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 4 of 4
16V071000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
13V045000
SERVICE BRAKES
The loss of power assist in braking could increase stopping distance and lead to a vehicle crash.
12V550000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
If the engine belt idler pulley bolt breaks, the vehicle may unexpectedly lose power-assisted steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 10FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 7AIR BAGS
- 3ENGINE
- 3SERVICE BRAKES
- 2EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 2ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 1ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 1VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2009 BMW X5 SAVs 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.