2003 BMW X5 air bags problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2003 BMW X5 — 15% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“2003 bmw x5 involved in a accident. Hit by oncoming traffic on passenger side. Air bag was deployed but did not inflat. No one sitting in passenger area thank god or would have been injured. Happened on city street”
filed Mar 6, 2021
“Tl* the contact owns a 2003 bmw x5. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 17v047000 (air bags) and the vehicle was repaired. While the contact was driving home from the service appointment at 55 mph, the battery warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The…”
filed Sep 6, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- These vehicles may have had a driver-side air bag module installed as replacement…Campaign 17V047000 · Jan 20, 2017
- Please note that the 5-series and X5 vehicles are only included if they are equipped with…Campaign 15V318000 · May 28, 2015
Air Bags problems in other X5 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 X5 | 2 | 4% |
| 2024 X5 | 3 | 2% |
| 2023 X5 | 1 | 3% |
| 2022 X5 | 1 | 2% |
| 2021 X5 | 7 | 7% |
| 2020 X5 | 6 | 6% |
| 2019 X5 | 12 | 7% |
| 2018 X5 | 3 | 4% |
| 2017 X5 | 5 | 7% |
| 2016 X5 | 5 | 7% |
| 2015 X5 | 14 | 9% |
| 2014 X5 | 6 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 BMW X5
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.