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2013 BMW X3

7 open recalls

Read the first one before you drive it again. Every repair below is free.

Key facts

  • Recall repairs are free by law, however old the vehicle is.
  • You don't need to be the original owner to have it fixed.
  • There is no deadline — an open recall stays open until it's repaired.

Open recalls

Source: NHTSA · synced 29 Jul 2026 12:35
Fire risk Electrical system

An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.

BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2012-2015 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, 2012-2016 Z4 sDrive28i, 528i, 528i xDrive, 328i, 328xi, 2016-2018 X5 xdrive 40e, 2014-2016 228i, 228xi, 428i, 428i xDrive, 328xi Gran Turismo, 2013-2017 X3 sDrive28i, X3 xDrive28i, 2015-2018 X4 xDrive28i, 2015-2016 428xi vehicles.

What to do: Park away from buildings and book the repair now.

Free repair · 720,796 vehicles affected Read campaign 24V608000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
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Repair soon Air bags

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, increasing the risk of injury or death.

Please see the recall report for the complete list of models. The driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect.

What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.

Free repair · 1,145 vehicles affected Read campaign 24V527000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
Repair soon Air bags

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator housing could separate from the base plate and result in metal striking the vehicle occupants, potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2012-2013 BMW X3 xDrive28i, X3 xDrive35i, and M6 Convertible vehicles and 2013 M6 Coupe vehicles.

What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.

Free repair · 6,785 vehicles affected Read campaign 17V495000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
Repair when you can Child seat

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

The affected vehicles have lower anchor bars for securing child restraint seats that may become damaged when using the European-ISOFIX-type, rigid-style connector, child restraint system.

What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.

Free repair · 188,668 vehicles affected Read campaign 16V333000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
Repair soon Service brakes

A failure of the brake vacuum pump results in a reduction in braking power that could increase the risk of a crash.

Due to insufficient lubrication, the vacuum pump that supplies brake power assistance may fail. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 13V-454.

What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.

Free repair · 8,988 vehicles affected Read campaign 14V627000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
Repair when you can Electrical system

In the event of a crash, the air bag could improperly deploy, thereby reducing the effectiveness of the air bag's protection and increasing the risk of injury to the front passenger.

Due to a production process error, the tear seam on the instrument panel was not manufactured correctly.

What to do: Book it in at your next service. There is no deadline and no charge.

Free repair · 3 vehicles affected Read campaign 13V570000 on NHTSA.gov ↗
Repair soon Service brakes

A failure of the brake vacuum pump results in a reduction in braking power that could increase the risk of a crash.

Due to insufficient lubrication, the vacuum pump that supplies brake power assistance may fail.

What to do: Book this in with a dealer now. It affects a safety system.

Free repair · 76,191 vehicles affected Read campaign 13V454000 on NHTSA.gov ↗

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