1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2021 BMW X1. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any BMW dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2021 BMW X1. Check your X1 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 9 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 BMW X1, reporting 4 crashes, 4 injuries. BMW has issued at least 37 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA about the 2021 BMW X1. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The contact owns a 2021 BMW X1. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving 10 MPH, she was involved in a head-on crash with another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11765262
“I got into an accident, i was hit on the driver side and the car was pushed to hit a tree, the air bag did not deploy.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11763806
“I was involved in an accident today and the front steering wheel airbags didn't deploy The blue car in the pictures turned in front of me and I hit them”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11523048
“The contact owns a 2021 BMW X1. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 mph, another vehicle crashed into the front passenger side of the vehicle. The contact mentioned the air bags failed to deploy from the intensity of the vehicle. A police report was filed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11444704
“The contact owns a 2021 BMW X1. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the navigation screen was glitching and became inoperable. The service message was displayed. There was a red triangle with an exclamation mark displayed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11756155
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2021 BMW X1 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any BMW dealer.