2020 BMW X3 Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2020 BMW X3 has 9 recalls, the most serious involving front suspension bearings that can break and cause loss of vehicle control, and a steering rack pinion gear that can fracture under load and eliminate steering entirely. Both suspension and steering failures carry crash risk with no warning, and the steering concern is specific to M40i trims. On the powertrain side, plug-in hybrid models have a recall where debris inside the high-voltage battery can cause a short circuit and a fire; an earlier repair attempt did not fully resolve the issue for all affected vehicles, so the battery cell modules must be replaced. Several recalls affect occupant safety in a crash. A faulty seatbelt buckle sensor can trigger false unbuckled warnings, and if the driver ignores them, the pretensioner and airbag systems may not deploy properly. The passenger airbag can also damage the instrument panel on deployment, sending small panel fragments toward occupants. Interior cargo rails in the rear cargo area can detach during a rear collision and become a hazard inside the cabin. There is also a rearview camera recall on certain trims where the camera software was never installed, leaving the display blank when reversing.