BMW recalls X5 over Takata driver airbag that could rupture
Some BMW X5 vehicles may have a replacement sport steering wheel with a Takata airbag that could deploy with more force than normal or rupture, sending fragments toward people and risking injury in a crash.
What to do
BMW advises you not to drive the vehicle until the recall repairs have been completed. Owners will be notified by mail and should contact a dealership to arrange an inspection and, if needed, replacement of the driver-front airbag module. To check if your vehicle is affected, visit https://www.bmw.ca/en/ssl/VehicleRecall.html, contact your local BMW Retailer, or call BMW Customer Relations Recall Services at 1-855-217-3002.
Recall details
- Product
- SUV: BMW X5
- Company
- BMW
- Hazard
- This recall applies to vehicles that may be equipped with a replacement sport steering wheel that has a Takata airbag. Long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, may eventually degrade the propellant contained in the driver-front airbag. This could cause the airbag to deploy with more force than normal. If the airbag inflator ruptures, fragments could be propelled toward vehicle occupants or cause damage to the airbag assembly, preventing its proper function.
- Vehicles
BMW X5
- Identifiers
- Transport Canada recall number: 2025602
- Recall date (Transport Canada)
- October 31, 2025
- Notice last updated
- November 5, 2025
- Listed on Recalled Today
- November 5, 2025
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Official notice
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BMW issued a recall on the X5 model
- Issue
- This recall applies to vehicles that may be equipped with a replacement sport steering wheel that has a Takata airbag. Long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, may eventually degrade the propellant contained in the driver-front airbag. This could cause the airbag to deploy with more force than normal. If the airbag inflator ruptures, fragments could be propelled toward vehicle occupants or cause damage to the airbag assembly, preventing its proper function.
- Safety risk
- If the vehicle is involved in a crash requiring an airbag deployment, the airbag inflator could rupture and create a risk of injury.
- Corrective actions
- To reduce the safety risk, BMW advises you not to drive the vehicle until the recall repairs have been completed. BMW will notify owners by mail and advise you to contact a dealership to arrange for an inspection and, if necessary, replacement of the driver-front airbag module. To learn if your vehicle is affected by this recall, owners may: • Visit https://www.bmw.ca/en/ssl/VehicleRecall.html • Contact your preferred or local BMW Retailer • Call BMW Customer Relations Recall Services at 1-855-217-3002
- Vehicles
- BMW X5
- Units affected
- 637
- System
- Airbag
- Category
- SUV
- Notification type
- Safety Mfr
- Recall date (Transport Canada)
- 2025-10-31
- Recall number
- 2025602
- Organization
- Transport Canada
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