BMW X4 recalls & problems by year

The BMW X4 has 29 NHTSA recalls and 91 owner complaints across model years 2014–2026. The most complained-about year is the 2015 with 18 complaints.

Model years

YearRecallsComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuriesDeaths
2026 X4 10
 0000
2025 X4 14
 0000
2024 X4 13
 1000
2023 X4 27
 2130
2022 X4 54
 0000
2021 X4 76
 0000
2020 X4 1015
 1000
2019 X4 710
 0100
2018 X4 111
 2100
2017 X4 23
 0000
2016 X4 210
 1010
2015 X4 518
 2100
2014 X4 10
 0000

Most reported BMW X4 problems (all years)

BMW X4 recalls

RecallComponentModel yearsUnits
26V056000
Jan 30, 2026		ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY 2021–202387,394
25V671000
Oct 8, 2025		VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD:CRITICAL FASTENERS 20263
25V636000
Sep 23, 2025		ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY 2020–2022199,674
24V910000
Dec 5, 2024		AIR BAGS 2025130
24V608000
Aug 13, 2024		ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES 2015–2018720,796
23V821000
Dec 6, 2023		POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) 2023552
23V797000
Nov 24, 2023		AIR BAGS:FRONTAL 2014–2015486
23V770000
Nov 16, 2023		STEERING 2024201
23V211000
Mar 29, 2023		SEATS 202151
22V070000
Feb 9, 2022		POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 20224
21V831000
Oct 22, 2021		EXTERIOR LIGHTING 20222,577
21V646000
Aug 18, 2021		EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS 202213
21V598000
Aug 2, 2021		ENGINE 2020–202150,024
21V521000
Jul 8, 2021		AIR BAGS:FRONTAL 2019138
21V199000
Mar 24, 2021		FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY 202117
21V096000
Feb 19, 2021		BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE 2019–202113,858
20V598000
Sep 30, 2020		BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 2020–2021312
20V355000
Jun 15, 2020		STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY 20202,779
20V164000
Mar 19, 2020		SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER 20203,316
20V152000
Mar 18, 2020		AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2019–202015
19V738000
Oct 16, 2019		STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT 202020
19V684000
Sep 27, 2019		BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 2019–2020257,473
19V678000
Sep 25, 2019		SUSPENSION:FRONT 2020368
19V563000
Jul 31, 2019		SEATS 201920
19V291000
Apr 10, 2019		ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL 201950
18V453000
Jul 6, 2018		SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER 20195,594
16V683000
Sep 21, 2016		AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 20153,606
16V333000
May 23, 2016		CHILD SEAT:LATCH STRAP 2015–2017188,668
14V648000
Oct 16, 2014		VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR 201553