24V608000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
2017 BMW X3
6 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (2 open), 138 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations22 open
Owner complaints138
Complaints citing a crash18
Complaints citing a fire5
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.
16V704000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
An increase in pin contact resistance can increase the risk of a fire, even while the vehicle is parked and ignition is off.
16V333000
CHILD SEAT:LATCH STRAP
Damaged lower anchor bars may increase the child's risk of injury in the event of a crash.
What owners report most
- 30ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 22ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 17ENGINE
- 13FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 11SERVICE BRAKES
- 9UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 7AIR BAGS
- 6STRUCTURE:BODY
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2017 BMW X3s 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.