Summary
The BMW X4 has 11 recalls spanning 2014 through 2026, with the most serious recent issue affecting 2026 models where an improperly sealed windshield lets water into the power distribution box or engine control unit, which can knock out headlights or door-closing functions while driving.
The 2025 model year has a separate structural concern: a crack in the inner-left roof frame near the head airbag can tear the airbag during deployment, reducing its ability to protect occupants in a crash. On 2022 models, an internal transmission leak caused by a misassembled mechatronics unit can allow the vehicle to roll away unexpectedly when not in park. The same model year also has a tire label that may show incorrect tire size and pressure information, and a rear license plate lamp that does not illuminate the plate evenly.
Stepping back to 2020-2021 production, 2020 xDrive models have steering knuckles that can fracture without warning, causing sudden loss of steering control. On 2019-2020 M variants specifically, a steering gear tie rod can crack under high heat or rough road conditions and break, reducing the driver's ability to steer. The 2021 model year has a fuel tank filling pipe weld that can fail and let fuel leak from the tank, raising the risk of a fire.
On 2018-2019 models, rear brake caliper pistons with insufficient coating can reduce braking force at the rear wheels, lengthening stopping distances. Going back further, 2014-2015 vehicles have a driver's frontal airbag inflator that can separate from its base plate during deployment, sending metal fragments into the cabin.
