25V644000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
An overheated starter motor can ignite nearby combustible material in the engine compartment, increasing the risk of a fire.
2020 BMW X5
11 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 148 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns11
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints148
Complaints citing a crash6
Complaints citing a fire12
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 11
24V576000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
A starter motor that overheats can ignite nearby combustible material in the engine compartment, increasing the risk of a fire.
22V267000
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
A sunroof that closes without the key fob present inside the vehicle can increase the risk of injury.
21V096000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
If the driver relies on only the rearview camera image, the missing or reduced rearview image view can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
21V062000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
A loss of ABS and a reduction in braking assistance can increase the risk of a crash.
20V678000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
If the weld between the front axle support and the right front control arm bearing bracket separates, vehicle handling and control may be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 38ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 27ENGINE
- 15POWER TRAIN
- 14UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 14ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 6AIR BAGS
- 5SERVICE BRAKES
- 4EXTERIOR LIGHTING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2020 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.