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2018 BMW X3

Model year 2018: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 28, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

11 recalls for the 2018 BMW X3 in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

Oct 15, 2024. Structure

NHTSA counts 8,725 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 24V-764

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jul 17, 2024. Structure

NHTSA counts 282,387 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 24V-534

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jul 8, 2021. Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger; air bags: frontal

NHTSA counts 138 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-521

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 18, 2020. Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel; air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

NHTSA counts 15 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-152

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 27, 2019. Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

NHTSA counts 257,473 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from May 1, 2018 to Aug 13, 2019.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-684

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jul 31, 2019. Seats

NHTSA counts 20 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from May 29, 2018 to Jun 10, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-563

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jul 6, 2018. Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper

NHTSA counts 5,594 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Apr 16, 2018 to Jun 1, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-453

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 21, 2018. Exterior lighting: turn signal

NHTSA counts 5 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Dec 21, 2017 to Mar 30, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-431

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 6, 2018. Lane departure: lane keep: steering assist

NHTSA counts 51 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Apr 26, 2018 to May 2, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-374

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 7, 2018. Structure: body

NHTSA counts 17,008 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 12, 2017 to Feb 23, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-154

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 15, 2017. Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel

NHTSA counts 3,188 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 18, 2017 to Nov 8, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-719

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

76 complaints to NHTSA, received from Feb 9, 2018 to Oct 4, 2026.

  • 4 complaints told of a crash, and 2 complaints of a fire.
  • Together they report 2 people injured and no deaths.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA hasn’t rated the 2018 BMW X3 in its 5-Star Safety Ratings. That says nothing about how it would do.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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