2019 BMW X3 Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2019 BMW X3 has 8 recalls, the most serious being a cluster of crash safety issues: front seatbacks with faulty welds can fold forward or backward in a crash, and multiple defects can prevent the front passenger airbag from deploying correctly or cause the instrument panel to shed fragments into the cabin. The passenger airbag concerns stem from several related problems: the passenger seat sensor may misclassify an occupied seat as empty and deactivate the airbag entirely, the instrument panel assembly may interfere with proper airbag deployment, and a loosely secured instrument panel casing can break apart when the airbag fires, sending pieces toward occupants. On the structural side, the interior rear cargo rail attachment can be damaged in a rear crash and allow the rail to break free inside the cabin, raising the risk of injury to rear occupants. There is also a concern for vehicles equipped with the optional Active Lane Keeping Assistant: the steering wheel may not reliably detect when the driver's hands leave the wheel, so the system may not issue a warning when it should.