The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
BMW X6: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
BMW reported 41 incidents alleging a death or injury in a BMW X6, model years 2008–2026, 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.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 7 | — | — |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 7 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,829 | 55 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7,178 | 70 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4,832 | 41 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8,960 | 22 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7,429 | 27 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8,393 | 24 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2,780 | 108 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13,399 | 7.5 |
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 | 11 | 0 |
| Other | 7 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 5 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 5 | 2 |
| Lane Departure | 4 | 2 |
| Service Brake System | 3 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 2 | 0 |
| Fire | 2 | 2 |
| Structure | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 1 |
| Latch | 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 X6 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the BMW X6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| not reported | 2026 | IL | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-02-13 | 2018 | GA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-07 | 2023 | PA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-11-18 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Forward Collision | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-24 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-05 | 2025 | OK | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Lane Departure | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-08 | 2025 | NY | 2 | 0 | Fire | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-04-14 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| not reported | 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q1 |
| not reported | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| not reported | 2024 | VA | 0 | 2 | Seats | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-10-05 | 2024 | NC | 1 | 0 | Forward Collision · Lane Departure | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-10-05 | 2024 | NC | 1 | 0 | Forward Collision · Lane Departure | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-05-14 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-02-22 | 2021 | MI | 0 | 4 | Lane Departure | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-01-10 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2023 Q3 |
| 2022-08-23 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-03-23 | 2018 | MD | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-03-23 | 2018 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-04-20 | 2018 | IL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-12-11 | 2013 | NC | 0 | 1 | Other | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-03-01 | 2018 | UT | 0 | 1 | Other | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-02-01 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-07-09 | 2016 | EG | 1 | 0 | Tires | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-04-17 | 2017 | NC | 0 | 1 | Other | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-04-04 | 2016 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2020 Q2 |
| 2017-09-08 | 2014 | PR | 0 | 4 | Fire | 2019 Q2 |
| 2017-05-07 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Other | 2017 Q2 |
| 2016-12-26 | 2012 | MD | 0 | 1 | Other | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-05-20 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-03-07 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-02-10 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| 2016-01-21 | 2008 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| 2016-01-17 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-09-05 | 2014 | NY | 0 | 1 | Other | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-03-25 | 2013 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Structure | 2015 Q2 |
| 2014-08-16 | 2014 | NY | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2014 Q4 |
| 2011-06-10 | 2011 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2011 Q2 |
| 2011-05-22 | 2011 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2011 Q2 |
| 2010-03-16 | 2009 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2010 Q1 |
| 2009-12-24 | 2009 | MI | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2010 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice BMW received alleging a death or injury in a BMW X6 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a X6 that sold more will have more rows. All BMW models · What these reports are, and are not.