1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2022 BMW X5. Owners have filed 73 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 2022 BMW X5. Check your X5 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 73 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 BMW X5, reporting 9 crashes, 1 fires, 3 injuries. BMW has issued at least 170 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.
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in one investigation. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 73 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 BMW X5. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“I am writing to you as a loyal BMW owner to formally lodge a serious complaint regarding a technical safety failure in my BMW X5 and the subsequent dismissive treatment I received at an authorized service center in New York.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11742057
“New vehicle purchased this past Saturday. Found out that BMW no longer ships the lug adapter in the vehicle. Sales person and BMW telephone call center rep. confirmed this. They said to order one thru the parts department at the dealer.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11443744
“I was turning right into a parking space when the vehicle suddenly accelerated and did not stop when I removed my foot from the accelerator and tried to brake.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11611265
“While driving regularly the engine started sputtering and the throttle became non responsive. It seems to have been a transmission problem. A warning light came on noting Drivetrain Malfunction but that continuous driving was possible. Driving was not possible since there was no power.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11441678
“On 06-02-2024, at approximately 1430 hours, I was stopped in Traffic, because of a Red Traffic light and I was the last Vehicle in line. In less than a minute later, I was hit by another Vehicle.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11604532
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2022 BMW X5 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.