25V644000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
An overheated starter motor can ignite nearby combustible material in the engine compartment, increasing the risk of a fire.
2019 BMW X7
11 safety recall campaigns, 65 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns11
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints65
Complaints citing a crash1
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 11
24V576000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
A starter motor that overheats can ignite nearby combustible material in the engine compartment, increasing the risk of a fire.
22V670000
SEATS
In a crash, the seat backrest may not fully lock, increasing the risk of injury.
22V267000
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
A sunroof that closes without the key fob present inside the vehicle can increase the risk of injury.
21V096000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
If the driver relies on only the rearview camera image, the missing or reduced rearview image view can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
21V062000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
A loss of ABS and a reduction in braking assistance can increase the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 21ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 10ENGINE
- 7UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 5POWER TRAIN
- 5SEATS
- 4ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 3SERVICE BRAKES
- 3FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2019 BMW X7s 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.