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BMW X5: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA

BMW reported 217 incidents alleging a death or injury in a BMW X5, model years 2010–2026, 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.

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217 incidents reported
11 deaths, as claimed
245 injuries, as claimed
2010–2026 model years named

By model year

Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports
Model yearIncidentsKilledInjuredBuiltPer 100,000 built
2010203——
201111012——
201217021——
201332333——
20149012——
201514116——
201610011——
20171611817,73390
2018901121,36442
201922123——
20201401515,09793
20211602151,27331
20221001022,91144
202360857,66710
20241451519,85871
20251101246,70024
202640448,5628.2

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 namedIncidentsKilled
Other524
Air Bags490
Structure393
Vehicle Speed Control190
Service Brake System140
Forward Collision140
Fire103
No System/Component Specified92
Electrical System90
Latch90
Seat Belts80
Power Train72
Lane Departure40
Engine and Cooling System40
Steering System30
Rollover30
Visibility20
Suspension System20
Seats10
Exterior Lighting10

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 X5 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the BMW X5, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.

The incidents

Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters
IncidentModel yearStateKilledInjuredSystems namedReported
not reported2026NJ01Visibility2026 Q1
2026-02-062022TX01Fire2026 Q1
2026-01-252020CA01Fire2026 Q1
2026-01-212024CT01Air Bags2026 Q1
2026-01-032025FL01Service Brake System · Forward Collision2026 Q1
2025-12-262021VA01Power Train2026 Q1
2025-12-182017GA01Air Bags2026 Q1
2025-12-182025—01No System/Component Specified2025 Q4
2025-12-122024CA01No System/Component Specified2025 Q4
not reported2026CA01No System/Component Specified2025 Q4
not reported2020AZ01Structure2025 Q4
not reported2025NY02Structure2025 Q4
not reported2024NY01No System/Component Specified2025 Q4
2025-11-062018TX02Service Brake System2025 Q4
2025-11-052024SC02Air Bags2025 Q4
2025-10-272025NJ01Structure2025 Q4
2025-10-212025CA01Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2025 Q4
2025-10-172024CT01Air Bags2026 Q1
2025-09-192023VA01No System/Component Specified2025 Q3
2025-09-082023CA01Structure2025 Q3
2025-09-022024NC01Seat Belts · Air Bags · Forward Collision · Lane Departure2025 Q4
2025-09-022025GA01Seat Belts · Air Bags2025 Q3
2025-07-162026FL01Service Brake System · Seat Belts · Air Bags · Forward Collision2025 Q3
2025-07-132026KS01Structure2025 Q3
2025-07-032016NC01Engine and Cooling System2025 Q3
not reported2025NC01Engine and Cooling System2025 Q2
not reported2024MN01Other2025 Q2
2025-05-162023US01Other2025 Q3
2025-05-102019GA01Structure2025 Q2
2025-04-182022WI01Air Bags2025 Q2
2025-03-202020PA01No System/Component Specified2025 Q1
2025-03-172020TX02Seat Belts · Air Bags2025 Q1
2025-03-132024AZ30Structure · Fire2025 Q3
not reported2019TX01Structure2025 Q1
2025-02-272021NY02No System/Component Specified2025 Q1
2025-02-222021FL01Vehicle Speed Control · Air Bags2025 Q1
2025-02-212018CT01Air Bags2025 Q1
2025-01-162023FL02Engine and Cooling System · Seat Belts · Air Bags · Electrical System2025 Q1
2024-12-192024TX21No System/Component Specified2025 Q4
not reported2025VA01Structure2024 Q4
not reported2020MI01Seat Belts · Air Bags2024 Q4
not reported2019NJ01Structure2024 Q4
not reported2019TX01Electrical System2024 Q4
2024-11-092024CA01No System/Component Specified2024 Q4
2024-10-112025NJ01Service Brake System · Air Bags · Forward Collision2024 Q4
2024-10-072024NJ01Structure2024 Q4
2024-09-202025NY01Service Brake System2024 Q4
2024-09-092021OK01Air Bags2024 Q4
not reported2021GA01Other2024 Q3
not reported2021CA01Structure2024 Q3
not reported2019NY01Electrical System2024 Q3
2024-08-282017FL01Air Bags2024 Q4
2024-08-042025NY01Structure2024 Q3
2024-08-032020VA01Electrical System2024 Q3
2024-04-282021TX01Suspension System · Lane Departure2024 Q2
2024-04-172016IN01Air Bags2024 Q2
2024-03-112024NY02Service Brake System · Forward Collision2024 Q2
2024-02-012020GA01Fire2024 Q1
2023-12-262024IL01Vehicle Speed Control2024 Q1
2023-12-032021NJ01Forward Collision · Lane Departure · Other2024 Q2
2023-12-032021NJ01Forward Collision · Lane Departure · Other2023 Q4
not reported2019TX01Other2023 Q4
2023-11-142024ID01Power Train2024 Q1
2023-10-062023VA01Forward Collision2023 Q4
2023-09-012019KY01Air Bags2023 Q4
2023-09-012019KY01Air Bags2023 Q3
2023-08-092021NY03Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q3
2023-05-312017TX01Air Bags2023 Q2
2023-04-182017RI01Visibility2023 Q2
2023-03-172022CA01Power Train2023 Q2
2023-03-082022AZ01Forward Collision · Other2023 Q4
2023-03-082022AZ01Forward Collision · Other2023 Q4
2023-03-082022AZ01Forward Collision · Other2023 Q2
not reported2016US01Air Bags2023 Q1
not reported2022CA01Other2023 Q1
not reported2017CA10Power Train2023 Q1
not reported2022GA01Other2022 Q4
not reported2019NV01Seats2022 Q4
2022-11-182020CA01Steering System · Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q4
2022-11-182020CA01Steering System · Vehicle Speed Control2023 Q4
2022-11-182020CA01Vehicle Speed Control · Steering System2022 Q4
2022-10-032023RI02Air Bags2022 Q4
2022-09-212021VA01Fire2022 Q3
2022-08-272016FL01Structure2022 Q3
2022-08-272015CT01Seat Belts2022 Q3
2022-08-262021VA01Vehicle Speed Control2022 Q3
2022-08-222022CA01Exterior Lighting2022 Q4
2022-08-112018SC01Air Bags2022 Q3
2022-07-102020CA01Vehicle Speed Control · Power Train2022 Q3
2022-06-082019NC01Other2022 Q2
not reported2019MA01Air Bags2022 Q2
2022-03-172020TX01Vehicle Speed Control2022 Q1
2022-03-172015KY01Other2022 Q1
2022-03-152016CO01Service Brake System2022 Q2
2022-03-142022NJ01Structure2022 Q1
not reported2013—10Other2022 Q1
not reported2021NY01Structure2022 Q1
not reported2015FL02Other2022 Q1
2022-01-172017NJ01Structure2022 Q1
2021-10-122015FL02Air Bags2021 Q4
2021-10-032021CA01Structure2021 Q4
not reported2012CA01Other2021 Q3
2021-08-112021CA01Other2021 Q3
2021-08-042018CT01Service Brake System · Forward Collision2021 Q3
2021-08-032013PA01Fire2021 Q3
2021-07-042019FL01Forward Collision · Other2021 Q3
2021-06-092020AZ01Vehicle Speed Control2021 Q3
2021-06-032019CA01Vehicle Speed Control2021 Q3
2021-05-052021CA03Other2021 Q2
2021-05-022019NY01Vehicle Speed Control2021 Q2
2021-03-142017NJ01Air Bags2021 Q1
2021-03-142015MT01Structure2021 Q1
2021-01-282017PR03Other2021 Q1
2020-12-202017NV01Other2021 Q1
2020-11-212019SC01Forward Collision2023 Q4
2020-10-212019NC01Other2020 Q4
2020-08-102017AR01Other2020 Q3
2020-07-212017GA01Other2020 Q3
2020-07-012019CT01Structure2020 Q3
2020-05-292015WA01Air Bags2020 Q2
2020-05-282018WA01Structure2020 Q2
2020-05-182020NY01Other2020 Q2
2020-05-132016DE01Other2020 Q2
2020-03-042019CA01Structure2020 Q1
2020-02-182014WA02Air Bags2020 Q1
2020-02-102013NY01Air Bags2020 Q1
2020-02-042012MN01Structure2020 Q1
2020-01-252016NY01Air Bags2020 Q1
2019-12-202013PA01Structure2020 Q1
2019-12-012012CA02Other2021 Q1
2019-11-272019TX01Air Bags2020 Q1
2019-11-222013NV01Air Bags2020 Q1
2019-11-212018CA02Air Bags2020 Q1
2019-11-082019IL01Air Bags2019 Q4
2019-09-132017MO01Other2019 Q4
2019-08-212018VA01Air Bags2019 Q4
2019-08-142013WI01Structure2019 Q3
2019-08-112013PA01Service Brake System · Suspension System · Rollover2019 Q3
2019-08-092011NY01Other2019 Q3
2019-08-042017CA02Air Bags2019 Q3
2019-07-032019FL10Other2020 Q4
2019-06-032013ME01Other2019 Q3
2019-06-022019LA03Other2019 Q2
2019-04-212016CA02Other2019 Q2
2019-01-272017RI01Power Train2019 Q1
2018-11-102017LA01Other2018 Q4
2018-09-062015AZ01Vehicle Speed Control2018 Q4
2018-08-102016IL01Air Bags2018 Q4
2018-07-222012TX01Air Bags2018 Q4
2018-07-032013FL20Other2018 Q4
2018-06-152015TX01Air Bags2018 Q3
2018-05-242018MA01Structure2018 Q3
2018-02-232018CA01Other2018 Q1
2018-02-072015NM10Power Train2018 Q4
2017-10-182014CA02Fire2017 Q4
2017-07-252014LA01Fire2017 Q3
2017-04-302012TX02Other2019 Q1
2016-12-202017OR01Air Bags2017 Q1
2016-12-082013WA01Structure2017 Q1
2016-11-262016MD01Other2017 Q1
2016-08-202012MA02Service Brake System2016 Q3
2016-07-182012RI01Other2016 Q3
2016-07-062013NY01Structure2016 Q4
2016-06-192014AZ01Structure2016 Q3
2016-05-152013TX01Other2016 Q2
2016-05-132012CA01Structure2016 Q2
2016-05-122015AZ01Other2016 Q2
2016-05-022013CA01Other2016 Q2
2016-02-142014FL02Fire2016 Q2
2016-01-162014CA01Other2016 Q1
2016-01-102011IL01Other2016 Q2
2016-01-012013NC01Other2016 Q1
2015-11-022013IL01Other2015 Q4
2015-10-012013GA01Other2016 Q2
2015-09-212013CA01Latch2015 Q4
2015-09-142015CA01Vehicle Speed Control2015 Q4
2015-08-032015FL02Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control2015 Q3
2015-07-312014TX01Fire2015 Q4
2015-07-222011NY02Seat Belts2015 Q3
2015-06-242015VA01Structure2015 Q3
2015-06-222013CA01Structure2015 Q3
2015-06-092012IL01Vehicle Speed Control2015 Q4
2015-06-032015MD01Air Bags2015 Q3
2015-02-202013CA01Latch2015 Q1
2014-11-072012DC01Structure · Latch2015 Q2
2014-08-152011TX01Air Bags2014 Q3
2014-08-152011TX01Air Bags2014 Q3
2014-08-042014NC01Air Bags · Electrical System2014 Q3
2014-08-042014NC01Air Bags · Electrical System2014 Q3
2014-07-262013NY01Latch2014 Q3
2014-07-262013NY01Latch2014 Q3
2014-07-092011MD01Air Bags2014 Q4
2014-06-202013NC01Structure2014 Q4
2014-06-092013CA01Other2016 Q2
2014-02-222013CA01Latch2014 Q3
2014-02-222013CA01Latch2014 Q3
2013-12-142013NJ04Rollover · Air Bags2014 Q1
2013-11-182013NY01Other2015 Q4
2013-11-062011IL01Structure2013 Q4
2013-10-052013OH01Service Brake System2013 Q4
2013-08-282012CA01Electrical System2013 Q4
2013-08-272013CO01Latch2013 Q4
2013-06-062012SC01Rollover2013 Q4
2013-05-312012MO01Structure2013 Q3
2013-05-222013FL01Air Bags2013 Q2
2013-05-102012AZ01Structure2013 Q2
2013-02-112013MN01Structure2013 Q2
2013-01-102010NJ02Other2013 Q1
2012-11-142013AZ01Structure2013 Q1
2012-10-282012NY01Service Brake System2012 Q4
2012-07-272012TX01Latch · Electrical System2012 Q3
2011-09-182012NJ02Vehicle Speed Control2011 Q3
2011-07-082011OH01Vehicle Speed Control · Air Bags2011 Q3
2010-11-092011NY01Electrical System2010 Q4
2010-09-202010PA01Other2010 Q4
2010-07-012011OK01Engine and Cooling System2011 Q1
2010-05-222011CA01Other2010 Q3

Each row above is a claim or notice BMW received alleging a death or injury in a BMW X5 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a X5 that sold more will have more rows. All BMW models · What these reports are, and are not.