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Bmw X6 · 2010

9 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V016000·2020-01-15

    BMW Recalls X5 and X6 Models Due to Air Bag Inflator Defect

    BMW is recalling specific X5 and X6 models because passenger air bag inflators may explode, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    BMW — BMW X5, X6, X6 ACTIVEHYBRID SAC
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V017000·2020-01-15

    BMW Recalls Vehicles for Driver Air Bag Inflator Explosion Risk

    BMW is recalling specific 2006-2015 models because driver air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    BMW — BMW 330I, 330XI, 128I, 1 SERIES M
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V017000·2019-01-14

    BMW Recalls X5 and X6 Models Due to Air Bag Inflator Defect

    BMW is recalling 2007-2014 X5 and X6 models because passenger air bag inflators may explode during deployment, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    BMW — BMW X5, X6
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V248000·2018-04-18

    BMW Recalls Vehicles for Electric Water Pump Fire Risk

    BMW is recalling 2007-2012 models because a failing electric auxiliary water pump can overheat the circuit board, increasing the risk of a fire.

    Product
    MINI — MINI, BMW, ROLLS-ROYCE COOPER S CONVERTIBLE, X6 ACTIVEHYBRID SAC, X6 M, 550I GRAN TURISMO
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V030000·2018-01-09

    BMW Recalls X5 and X6 Models Due to Air Bag Inflator Defect

    BMW is recalling 2007-2013 X5 and 2009-2013 X6 vehicles because the passenger air bag inflators may explode during deployment, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    BMW — BMW X5, X6
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V746000·2016-10-17

    BMW Recalls 136,188 Vehicles for Fuel Pump Wire Contact Defect

    BMW is recalling 136,188 vehicles from 2007-2012 due to a fuel pump defect that may cause a fuel leak or engine stall.

    Product
    BMW — BMW X5, 535I, 528I, 5-SERIES GRAN TURISMO
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V364000·2016-05-25

    BMW Recalls X5 and X6 Models Due to Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    BMW is recalling specific 2007-2011 X5 and X6 models because the passenger air bag inflators may rupture in a crash, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    BMW — BMW X5, X6 ACTIVEHYBRID SAC, X6
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·11V521000·2011-10-20

    BMW Recalls 2008-2011 Models for Engine Fire Risk

    BMW is recalling specific 2008-2011 models because an overheating circuit board in the auxiliary water pump could cause a vehicle fire.

    Product
    BMW — BMW 5-SERIES GRAN TURISMO, 7-SERIES, X6, X5
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·10V025000·2010-01-28

    BMW Recalls 2010 X5 and X6 Vehicles for Windshield Bonding Defect

    BMW is recalling 210 model year 2010 X5 and X6 vehicles because insufficient windshield bonding could affect roof stability during a rollover.

    Product
    BMW — BMW X5, X6
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE13030 Preliminary Evaluation · service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum
  • EA12002 Engineering Analysis · electrical system
  • PE11025 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system
  • EA09019 Engineering Analysis · exterior lighting
  • PE09036 Preliminary Evaluation · exterior lighting
  • DP09002 Defect Petition · exterior lighting:back up lights

Technical service bulletins

1,137 manufacturer service bulletins across 19 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.8/5
  • 2025: 4.4/5 · 1 complaints
  • 2024: 4.0/5 · 9 complaints · most complained-of: brakes
  • 2023: 4.7/5 · 1 complaints
  • 2022: 4.5/5 · 5 complaints

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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