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2006 BMW X3

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
142
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
70
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

142 filed
7
Crashes
16
Fires
17
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • AIR Bags
    65
  • Seats
    40
  • Electrical System
    13
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    12
  • Engine
    6
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    4
  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    4
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    4

Recalls

2 campaigns
17V605000·AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION2017-09-28

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2006-2010 BMW X3 2.5i, X3 3.0i and X3 xDrive30i Sports Activity Vehicles. The front passenger seat occupant detection mat that determines if, and how, the passenger frontal air bag should deploy in a crash may fatigue and develop cracks which could lead to a system failure.

RiskShould the system fail, in the event of a crash, the front passenger air bag would be deactivated, increasing the risk of personal injury.

FixBMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat occupant detection mat, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on November 27, 2017. A second notification letter will be sent when parts are available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

08V384000·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2008-08-05

BMW IS RECALLING 200,000 MY 2006 3 SERIES SPORT SEAT, MY 2004-2006 5 SERIES STANDARD AND SPORT SEAT, AND MY 2004-2006 X3 PASSENGER VEHICLES. DEPENDING ON THE MANNER AND FREQUENCY OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S ENTRY AND EXIT, SMALL CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE MAT. IF THIS OCCURS, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HEAD PROTECTION SYSTEM, WILL BE DEACTIVATED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG "ON-OFF" LAMP WILL BE ILLUMINATED.

RiskIN THIS SITUATION THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY EVEN IF A SUFFICIENTLY SEVERE ACCIDENT WOULD OCCUR AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION PROVIDED BY THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE.

FixDEALERS WILL REWORK THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT SO THAT EXTERNAL FORCE APPLICATION TO THE SEAT DOES NOT CAUSE A CRACK TO THE MAT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 6, 2008. BMW WILL ALSO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THESE VEHICLES TO 10 YEARS FROM FIRST REGISTRATION WITHOUT ANY MILEAGE LIMIT. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417.

NHTSA investigations

6 actions
EA08001·AIR BAGS2008-01-04 → 2008-12-31

BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION

Led to recall08V384000

EA08001·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2008-01-04 → 2008-12-31

BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION

Led to recall08V384000

EA08001·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE 2008-01-04 → 2008-12-31

BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION

Led to recall08V384000

PE07045·AIR BAGS2007-09-04 → 2008-01-04

BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION

PE07045·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL2007-09-04 → 2008-01-04

BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION

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