The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
BMW X7: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
BMW reported 59 incidents alleging a death or injury in a BMW X7, model years 2019–2026, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4,422 | 90 |
| 2020 | 19 | 0 | 22 | 17,304 | 110 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4,250 | 118 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 25,961 | 39 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17,955 | 28 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 6,110 | 147 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 642 | — |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30,154 | 3.3 |
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 | 9 | 0 |
| Seats | 8 | 1 |
| Structure | 8 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 8 | 0 |
| Other | 7 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 6 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 5 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | 0 |
| Steering System | 2 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 2 | 0 |
| Backover Prevention | 2 | 0 |
| Fire | 2 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 2 | 0 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling 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 X7 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the BMW X7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | 2024 | MN | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-02-15 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-10-19 | 2025 | NY | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Electrical System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-08 | 2024 | MO | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-05 | 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-03 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-22 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2025 Q4 |
| not reported | 2026 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q3 |
| not reported | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-08-14 | 2024 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-07-22 | 2022 | GA | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-05-03 | 2025 | MD | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-02 | 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision · Backover Prevention | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-03-06 | 2024 | FL | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-28 | 2025 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-16 | 2024 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| not reported | 2019 | GA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-11-05 | 2025 | PA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-09-11 | 2019 | IL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-14 | 2020 | IN | 0 | 2 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-07-02 | 2019 | MS | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-06-21 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 2 | No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q2 |
| not reported | 2023 | KS | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q2 |
| not reported | 2020 | UT | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-30 | 2024 | TX | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision · Backover Prevention | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-22 | 2022 | ME | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-19 | 2022 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-19 | 2024 | SC | 1 | 0 | Seats | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-02 | 2023 | LA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-02-06 | 2024 | MD | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-12 | 2020 | WA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System | 2024 Q2 |
| not reported | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-11-23 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 3 | Steering System · Service Brake System | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-10-10 | 2022 | MN | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-08-22 | 2022 | NY | 0 | 4 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-07-25 | 2022 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-06-29 | 2023 | IA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-05-04 | 2020 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-02-13 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q2 |
| 2022-10-31 | 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-10-14 | 2023 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Other | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-07-12 | 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision · Air Bags | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-06-04 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| not reported | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-05-06 | 2020 | SC | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision · Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-05-06 | 2020 | SC | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-03-27 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-03-27 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-03-27 | 2020 | TX | 0 | 1 | Other | 2022 Q1 |
| not reported | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-11-11 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-09-02 | 2021 | PA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-06-24 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-06-07 | 2021 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Other | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-04-07 | 2020 | US | 0 | 1 | Other | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-12-07 | 2021 | VA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-11-10 | 2020 | NC | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-03-29 | 2020 | OH | 0 | 1 | Other | 2021 Q2 |
| 2019-10-03 | 2020 | GA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2019 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice BMW received alleging a death or injury in a BMW X7 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a X7 that sold more will have more rows. All BMW models · What these reports are, and are not.