AI-generated from NHTSA recall & complaint counts
Pre-purchase inspection checklist — 2008 BMW X5
NHTSA data on file today
The 2008 BMW X5 has 10 NHTSA recall campaigns and 215 owner complaints on file as of . Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
Recall campaigns on file
- NHTSA #20V017000 Driver Air Bag Inflators May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #20V016000 Passenger Air Bag Inflators May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #19V017000 Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #18V030000 Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #17V683000 PCV Heater may Short Circuit NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #17V020000 Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #16V746000 Loose Fuel Pump Wiring may cause Stall/Fuel Leak NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #16V364000 Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #10V518000 MALFUNCTION FUEL PUMP NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #08V170000 REAR AXLE STABILIZER NHTSA notice
Most-cited components in owner complaints
- Engine 66 complaints
- Air Bags 65 complaints
- Electrical System 35 complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System 29 complaints
- Engine and Engine Cooling 16 complaints
- Power Train 16 complaints
Of the 215 complaints on file, 2 report a crash and 12 a fire (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).
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