A view across the registers

Independent sources · never summed

Recall snapshot generated: 2026-09-23T20:15:11+00:00. Historical snapshot, not a live recall check. Confirm current applicability and repair status with the manufacturer.

European Union

Safety Gate

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Germany

KBA register

Known campaigns in this source

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The Netherlands

RDW open recalls

17.8%

Share of registered cars with an open recall

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A campaign can appear in more than one register. These figures are advisory, not a per-VIN recall check.

RDW NL open-recall prevalence

In the Dutch RDW register, 17.8% of the 25,256 registered BMW X3 cars currently carry at least one open (uncompleted) recall, as of 23 Sept 2026. This is a true EU fleet rate, the strongest market-relevance signal on this page.

EU Safety Gate campaigns

The EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. 56 logged for this model.

21 Aug 2026 Passenger car Risk: Electric shock. Ref SR/02313/26.
7 Aug 2026 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref SR/02180/26.
19 Jun 2026 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref SR/01779/26.
27 Feb 2026 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref SR/00584/26.
27 Feb 2026 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref SR/00596/26.
20 Feb 2026 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref SR/00551/26.
20 Feb 2026 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref SR/00568/26.
6 Feb 2026 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref SR/00358/26.
31 Oct 2025 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref SR/03830/25.
19 Sept 2025 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref SR/03316/25.
23 May 2025 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref SR/01903/25.
9 May 2025 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref SR/01744/25.

KBA (Germany) campaigns

Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, the German federal vehicle authority. 63 logged. Shown separately from Safety Gate, never added together.

20 Jul 2026 Ref 16790R (Source link unavailable) Risk: Brandgefahr. Production: 31.07.2020 - 26.02.2026. Original source text (German)
1 Jun 2026 Ref 16607R Risk: Beeinträchtigung Insassenschutz, Teile im Fahrgastraum. Production: 18.12.2025 - 08.05.2026. Original source text (German)
26 May 2026 Ref 16565R Risk: Stromschlaggefahr Hochvoltsystem. Production: 25.11.2025 - 04.03.2026. Original source text (German)
11 May 2026 Ref 15308R (Source link unavailable) Risk: Takata Gasgenerator, Überdruckreaktion bei Auslösung. Production: 02.01.2006 - 30.06.2015. Original source text (German)
17 Feb 2026 Ref 16131R (Source link unavailable) Risk: Brandgefahr. Production: 28.05.2020 - 04.10.2024. Original source text (German)
20 Jan 2026 Ref 15939R Risk: ungewollte Lenkbewegung. Production: 20.06.2023 - 27.11.2025. Original source text (German)
6 Nov 2025 Ref 15775R Risk: Takata Gasgenerator, Überdruckreaktion bei Auslösung. Production: 08.05.2007 - 21.12.2016. Original source text (German)
10 Oct 2025 Ref 15632R (Source link unavailable) Risk: Brandgefahr. Production: 28.09.2015 - 07.09.2021. Original source text (German)
1 Sept 2025 Ref 15398R (Source link unavailable) Risk: Beeinträchtigung Schutzwirkung Kopfstütze. Production: 11.07.2024 - 15.07.2025. Original source text (German)
3 Jun 2025 Ref 14991R Risk: Brandgefahr. Production: 01.09.2023 - 24.03.2025. Original source text (German)
14 May 2025 Ref 15060R Risk: Bremsscheiben Vorschädigung. Production: 19.02.2025 - 19.02.2025. Original source text (German)
28 Apr 2025 Ref 14878R Risk: Antriebsverlust / Brandgefahr. Production: 09.07.2024 - 03.02.2025. Original source text (German)

How this compares

Among the 60 models we publish an EU recall page for, the BMW X3 ranks #3 by overall signal strength. Its 56 EU Safety Gate campaigns are more than the median of 17 for this set. Its 63 KBA campaigns are more than the median of 34. Its RDW open-recall share is more than the 5.9% median.

Counts across sources are not comparable to each other and are never summed: a Safety Gate alert and a KBA campaign can describe the same defect or different ones. Treat each as one advisory pointer.

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