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2015 BMW X5 air bags problems

15 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2015 BMW X5, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
15 7% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was making a left turn in stopped traffic. Lanes 1 and 2 yielded die to bumper to bumper traffic...as I crossed into lane 3 at 5 to 10 mph...struck by a vehicle going 55 mph plus in opposite direction. My vehicle spun into 3rd vehicle. I hit my head 2 times on driver windows. No airbags deployed. I suffered a traumatic brain injury.

May 2025 CrashInjury

Mulfunction passenger air bag messages showed on the car front screen while car was in motion on a city street with slow speed and with out passenger. Car has 53.000 miles and dealer refused to fix air bag under warranty

Reported at 53,000 miles, July 2018

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