19V349000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
In the event of a crash, the insufficient impact absorption can increase the risk of injury.
2017 BMW X1
2 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 210 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns2
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints210
Complaints citing a crash3
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 2 of 2
16V747000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
In the event of a crash where heavy braking is applied, the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) may activate when the occupant is more forward in the seat, possibly increasing the risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 50POWER TRAIN
- 49UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 25SERVICE BRAKES
- 24ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 19STRUCTURE:BODY
- 12ENGINE
- 4BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
- 4POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2017 BMW X1s 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.