Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2004 BMW X3 has 44 NHTSA airbags complaints and 1 airbags-related recall.
44
Complaints
1
Recalls
3
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
08V384000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
BMW IS RECALLING 200,000 MY 2006 3 SERIES SPORT SEAT, MY 2004-2006 5 SERIES STANDARD AND SPORT SEAT, AND MY 2004-2006 X3 PASSENGER VEHICLES. DEPENDIN...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2021 | AIR BAGS | The airbag light is on our BMW and my 16 years daughter is driving this car. I cannot believe that B... |
| Feb 25, 2020 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHE FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL WHILE... |
| Feb 1, 2020 | AIR BAGS | The contact ownd a 2004 BMW X3. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 MPH, she d... |
| Feb 22, 2018 | AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 BMW X3. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN THE REVERSE GEAR, THE VEHIC... |
| Sep 1, 2017 | AIR BAGS | BMW UNABLE AND UNWILLING TO COMPLETE RECALL NO. 08V384: FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT ... |
| Jan 1, 2017 | AIR BAGS | THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES. |
| Oct 13, 2016 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A AIR BAG RECALL NOTICE FROM BMW IN JUNE 2015 AND ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE IN... |
| Sep 29, 2016 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA RECALL. THIS COMPLAINT IS DUE TO THE SLOW RESPONSE OF NALLEY BMW IN DECATUR GEORGIA TO REPL... |
| May 2, 2016 | AIR BAGS | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR B... |
| Apr 25, 2016 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA RECALL. THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED AS OF 04-25-16 |
| Nov 18, 2015 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN HITTING POT HOLE AT AROUND 30MPH. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MANY E46'S THAT THE AIR... |
| Jul 27, 2015 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 3 SERIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPA... |
| Jul 1, 2015 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER DATED JULY 2015 CONCERNING THE RECALL OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BA... |
| Jul 1, 2015 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA RECALL - NOTIFIED JULY 2015 - A YEAR AGO - ABOUT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG, STILL NO PARTS AVAILA... |
| Jul 1, 2015 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA RECALL: IN JULY, 2015 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM BMW (RECALL NOTICE 15V-318) STATING THAT MY D... |
| Jul 1, 2015 | AIR BAGS | IN JULY 2015 I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 15V-381: DRIVER SIDE FRONT AIR BAG MODULE. I... |
| May 11, 2015 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 3 SERIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER... |
| Mar 12, 2015 | AIR BAGS | I DROVE MY CAR OVER A VERY MINUSCULE CRACK IN THE ROAD AT AN EXTREMELY LOW SPEED AS I WAS MAKING A T... |
| Jan 8, 2015 | AIR BAGS | I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE MONTHS AGO AND BMW HAS YET TO BE ABLE TO REPLACE AIRBAG!! I DRIVE ACROSS... |
| Dec 12, 2014 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 3 SERIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMB... |