19V601000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
A broken steering tie rod would lead to a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
2018 BMW X1
4 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 79 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints79
Complaints citing a crash9
Complaints citing a fire3
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
19V349000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
In the event of a crash, the insufficient impact absorption can increase the risk of injury.
19V074000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
If a taillight detaches from the vehicle, it would no longer provide the required lighting to following traffic, or it may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
18V465000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
A vehicle stall can increase the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 20STRUCTURE:BODY
- 14UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 7ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 6AIR BAGS
- 5ENGINE
- 4VISIBILITY/WIPER
- 3STEERING
- 3SEAT BELTS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 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.