24V608000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
2017 BMW X5
6 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations (2 open), 111 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations32 open
Owner complaints111
Complaints citing a crash6
Complaints citing a fire0
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
21V907000
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
A melting intake manifold increases the risk of a fire.
21V586000
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
18V755000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
The melting intake manifold can increase the risk of a fire.
17V327000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
The incorrect tire size on the label does not comply with FMVSS number 110.
17V189000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
If the inflator cannot vent properly, the inflator may rupture, resulting in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants and causing serious injury or death.
What owners report most
- 16ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 15FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 12ENGINE
- 9POWER TRAIN
- 7UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 6SERVICE BRAKES
- 5SEAT BELTS
- 5FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2017 BMW X5s 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.