The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
BMW X4: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
BMW reported 22 incidents alleging a death or injury in a BMW X4, model years 2015–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 8 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1,800 | 56 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3,383 | 59 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6,757 | 15 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10,822 | 28 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 690 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9,765 | 10 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 8 | 1 |
| Lane Departure | 4 | 3 |
| Service Brake System | 3 | 3 |
| Forward Collision | 3 | 3 |
| Seat Belts | 2 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 2 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 2 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the BMW X4 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the BMW X4, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-10 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-20 | 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-05-21 | 2022 | VA | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-02-09 | 2019 | GA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q1 |
| not reported | 2021 | IL | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-11-23 | 2022 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-22 | 2023 | VA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-08-02 | 2023 | WI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-07-01 | 2020 | IN | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2023-10-03 | 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-09-01 | 2023 | MS | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-08-13 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 2 | Seat Belts | 2025 Q3 |
| 2023-08-11 | 2020 | CT | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-07-15 | 2023 | NY | 1 | 0 | Service Brake System · Forward Collision · Lane Departure | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-07-15 | 2023 | NY | 1 | 0 | Service Brake System · Forward Collision · Lane Departure | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-07-15 | 2023 | NY | 1 | 0 | Service Brake System · Forward Collision · Lane Departure | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-02-27 | 2016 | AL | 0 | 1 | Seats · Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-09-04 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2021-10-09 | 2016 | NV | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2020-04-28 | 2016 | FL | 1 | 0 | Air Bags | 2022 Q3 |
| 2016-10-22 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2016 Q4 |
| 2015-10-08 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 5 | Fuel System | 2016 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice BMW received alleging a death or injury in a BMW X4 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a X4 that sold more will have more rows. All BMW models · What these reports are, and are not.