24V608000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
2018 BMW X5
5 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations (2 open), 96 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations32 open
Owner complaints96
Complaints citing a crash3
Complaints citing a fire2
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 5 of 5
21V586000
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
18V652000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
An electrical shock or a fire can increase the risk of injury or death.
18V439000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
If the lower control arm breaks, vehicle handling and control can be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.
17V727000
SUSPENSION
Loose bolts can affect the performance of the suspension, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 14ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 11UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 10FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 10ENGINE
- 9POWER TRAIN
- 7ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 6SUSPENSION
- 6FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 BMW X5s 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.