7 complaints reported

2017 BMW X3 Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
7
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
1

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Dec 2025

Seat mat sensor module which detects presence of passenger in the seat has malfunctioned sooner than expected.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 BMW X3, Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Incident: May 2025
Aug 2024

Passenger seatbelt sensor warning failure

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 BMW X3, Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Incident: Apr 2024
Jun 2024

Airbag malfunction. The warning on the car is PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 BMW X3, Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Incident: Jun 2024
Nov 2017 Crash Injury

NOTIFYING YOU OF A SAFETY MATTER THAT THE CONSTITUENT EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING HIS SON'S 2017 BMW X3 ON JUNE 29TH A APPROXIMATELY 6:30PM INVOLVING THE VEHICLES FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAILED. THE DRIVER AND 2 PASSENGERS RECEIVED BRUISES FROM THE IMPACT. THEY WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. UPDATED 09/11/2017*JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 BMW X3, Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Incident: Jun 2017
Oct 2017

RECEIVED NOTICE FROM CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT STATING THE TAKATA AIR BAGS ARE DEFECTIVE IN MY BMW. HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AS OF YET. WOULD LIKE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 BMW X3, Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Incident: Oct 2017
Aug 2017

TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL 1ST WEEK OF JULY, 2017. CONTACTED PERILLO BMW, 1035 N CLARK ST, CHICAGO, IL 60610, ON JULY 8, 2017. WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WAS NOT IN STOCK, AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER THE PART. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD CALL BACK WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. I HAVE HAD NO FURTHER INFORMATION FROM PERILLO BMW, NOW MORE THAN THREE WEEKS LATER. THEY HAVE NOT HONORED THE RECALL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 BMW X3, Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Incident: Aug 2017
Jun 2017

TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED NOTICE FROM CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT STATING THE TAKATA AIR BAGS ARE DEFECTIVE IN MY BMW. HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AS OF YET. WOULD LIKE TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 BMW X3, Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Incident: May 2017

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 2017 BMW X3 has 7 Air Bags complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.