2018 BMW X3

NHTSA Safety Recall

Recalls touching key, ignition, or anti-theft systems (2 on file)

Updated Jul 2, 2026

Campaign 20V152000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019-2020 X4 xDrive30i and X4 M40i, and 2018-2020 X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i, and X3M vehicles. The instrument panel casing may not have been tightened properly to the passenger air bag.
Campaign 17V719000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 230i, 230i xDrive, M240i, M240i xDrive, M2, and X3 xDrive 30i SAV vehicles. These vehicles may have an error in the software for the instrument panel, causing the display to not properly illuminate. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard…

Source: NHTSA recall database, captured when this page was generated. Status (open or completed) is not reported, so check your VIN at nhtsa.gov before pairing new fobs. A listed recall does not necessarily block key programming.

This page lists the NHTSA safety recalls recorded against the 2018 BMW X3 that touch the key, ignition or anti-theft systems. It does not state this vehicle's key fob part number, FCC ID, radio frequency, button count or battery type, and it does not publish a programming procedure: this site holds no record of those for any vehicle. Match the FCC ID printed on your own fob, and check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for the current status of any recall below.

How key fob programming works · NHTSA recalls database