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Year · Make · Model

2018 BMW X6

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.

4
Open recalls
4
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
94
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
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Side
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Rollover
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Consumer complaints

4 filed
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Service Brakes
    1
  • Unknown OR Other
    1
  • TIRES:SIDEWALL
    1
  • Suspension
    1
  • Power Train
    1
  • Steering
    1

Recalls

4 campaigns
19V823000·CHILD SEAT2019-11-18

BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2015-2019 X6 sDrive35i, X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i, and X6M vehicles equipped with rear seat lower anchor bars used in securing child restraint seats. The lower anchor bars may become damaged over time when used with an ISOFIX-type, rigid-style connector, child restraint system.

RiskDamaged lower anchor bars may increase the child's risk of injury in the event of a crash.

FixBMW will notify owners, and dealers will weld a reinforcing bracket to the lower anchor bars and the vehicle body, free of charge. Owner notification began January 17, 2020. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

18V614000·WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS2018-09-12

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018-2019 BMW X6 sDrive35i, X6 xDrive35i, X6 xDrive50i, and X6M vehicles. The wheel bolts on these vehicles may not have been properly tightened.

RiskThe improperly tightened wheel bolts may loosen and break, affecting vehicle handling and control and increasing the risk of a crash.

FixBMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace and tighten all of the wheel bolts, free of charge. The recall began November 1, 2018. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

18V439000·SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM2018-06-28

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 BMW X5 xDrive35i, X5 xDrive50i, X5 xDrive35d, and X6 sDrive35i vehicles. The pivot bolt on the front lower-left control arm may not have been properly hardened, which may cause the control arm to break.

RiskIf the lower control arm breaks, vehicle handling and control can be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixBMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the lower-left control arms and replace if necessary, free of charge. The recall began July 11, 2018. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

17V727000·SUSPENSION2017-11-17

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 BMW X5 SAV, X5 M SAV, X6 SAV, and X6 M SAV vehicles. Bolts that secure the front suspension may not have been properly tightened.

RiskLoose bolts can affect the performance of the suspension, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.

FixBMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the wishbone suspension bolts, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin January 8, 2018. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
EA21002·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2021-09-17

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

EA21002·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2021-09-17

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

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