2025 BMW X1

These recalls apply to the make, model, and year of your car – and should be fixed as soon as possible.

3 Recalls for 2025 BMW X1

Recall Date Component Summary
1970-01-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

BMW of North America, LLC is recalling certain 2025-2026 X1 and X2, MINI Cooper Convertible, MINI Cooper, Mini Countryman S ALL4, and 2025 MINI Countryman SE ALL4 vehicles. The torsion bar in both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.

Remedy:

Dealers will replace both front seat belt retractors, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 7, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) will be searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 7, 2025.

2024-04-11 STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2025 X1 xDrive28i and X1 M35i vehicles. The left and right-side B-Pillar reinforcement plates may have been manufactured with insufficient structural strength.

Remedy:

Dealers will inspect the left-side and right-side B-Pillar and, if affected, replace the B-Pillar, free of charge. Letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed January 3, 2025. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed late April 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

2024-12-02 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2025 BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models and model years. The integrated brake (IB) system may malfunction and result in a loss of power brake assist or cause the Antilock Brake (ABS) and Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) systems to not function properly.

Remedy:

Dealers will replace the integrated brake system, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 28, 2024. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or Rolls Royce customer service at 1-877-877-3735.

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0 Complaints sent to the Center for Auto Safety for 2025 BMW X1

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6 Complaints submitted to NHTSA for 2025 BMW X1

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Date Component  
2025-09-18 POWER TRAIN
ODI Number: 11688060
2025-09-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ODI Number: 11686512
2025-05-25 FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
ODI Number: 11663011
2025-05-22 SERVICE BRAKES
ODI Number: 11662572
2025-05-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ODI Number: 11660937
2024-11-12 BACK OVER PREVENTION
ODI Number: 11624779
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Manufacturers tell dealers about repairs for on your car. But they won’t tell you – unless you know to ask. Knowledge is power.

33 Service Alerts for 2025 BMW X1

Date Description
2025-09-22 SUSPENSION

Rear Axle Return

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2025-10-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

In some situations, an emergency call may be triggered in the vehicle without either the customer pressing the SOS Call button, or an airbag deployment event. In some cases, the customer may not even be inside the vehicle.

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2025-10-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

While using the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant (IPA) to initiate a phone call to a specific contact, eitheranother contact is dialed, or the IPA cannot locate the requested contact.

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2025-09-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Starting from I-level …24-07-500, it is possible that the Automatic Hold function is not automatically storedfor the next journey. The function must be activated again by the driver at the beginning of every trip. After asoftware update to

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2025-09-18 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

The front interior reading light(s) (arrows) willrandomly turn ON and OFF while driving. The reading lights are normally activated by touching the small icons (circled).

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2025-09-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SITUATION The power windows and exterior mirrors do not function on the driver and/or passenger side. The fault occurs on either driver or on the passenger side. It does not occur on both sides at the same time.

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2025-09-18 SEATS

A clicking noise can be heard from one or both front seat backrests. This noise is heard when leaning against the backrest of the seat or while the vehicle is cornering.

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2025-08-19 ENGINE

Oil Line Return

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2025-08-30 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

On the main door seal, detachment behavior can be detected in the sealing joint area. Overtime, the sealing material continues to detach more and more, which can cause the seal to dangle and become visible to the customer.

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2025-08-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

In certain situations, a mobile device with Android operating systems (Google, Samsung, etc.) may not be able to connect to the vehicle OR the Android phone may not be able to connect via Android Auto.

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2025-08-19 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Condensation is present in the inner surface in one or both (inner and/or outer) taillamps.

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2025-08-20 STRUCTURE:BODY

While opening any of the doors, a groaning sound is heard from the door brake. Doors open and close stiffly.

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2025-07-14 VISIBILITY/WIPER

When the rear-view camera display is activated, moving objects appear to be juddering in the image.

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2025-06-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Customers may report that the Central Information Display (CID) side of the Multifunction Display flickersonce on and off. This flickering is not continuous but may occur once every 15 to 50 seconds. No fault memory entry is stored for this

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2025-06-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Customer may discover that after a sleep cycle, any paired Bluetooth devices may have been deleted from the head unit and any personalized menu settings may have been set back to factory.

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2025-06-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

After the software upgrade to …24-11-5xx, the customer is no longer able to log onto Alexa in the vehicle.The system reacts to the customer’s voice (a blue line appears on the central display), but Alexa does notwork.

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2025-06-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

When navigation is selected, only the start animation with the text “Starting navigation system…” isdisplayed. The Navigation application does not start. This only applies to vehicles where Navigation hasbeen enabled and has been verified

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2025-06-02 STEERING

A “knocking/thumping” noise can be heard during left/right steering wheel movements while stationary or atlow speeds, and can also be felt in the steering wheel. The noise occurs at high interior temperatures above 86°F. When the vehicle in

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2025-05-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

In certain situations, a mobile device with Android operating systems (Google, Samsung, etc.) may not beable to connect to the vehicle OR the Android phone may not be able to connect via Android Auto.

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2025-05-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

In certain situations, a mobile device with Android operating systems (Google, Samsung, etc.) may not beable to connect to the vehicle OR the Android phone may not be able to connect via Android Auto.

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2025-04-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Central Information Display (CID) side of the Multifunction Display may intermittently black out.

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2025-04-29 STRUCTURE:BODY

A groaning noise is present from the door frame of any door, most commonly when driving over rough roadsor during body flex. This situation may be worse in vehicles which are regularly waxed in th e area of the door jamb.

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2025-04-25 STRUCTURE:BODY

While driving on a smooth and/or uneven road, a “popping” sound is heard from the bottom of the C-pillar area. This can occur on one and/or both sides on the vehicle C-pillars.

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2025-03-26 STRUCTURE:BODY

A check control message is displayed, indicating that the parking assistance systems have limitedfunctionality due to errors detected within PDC sensors. The warning indicates parking assistance featureshave limited functionality while the

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2025-03-12 SERVICE BRAKES

Brake Hose Return

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2025-03-21 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Condensation is present in the inner surface in one or both (inner and/or outer) taillamps.

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2025-03-21 POWER TRAIN

Check control message (790) “Emergency gearbox release activated” is displayed immediately after starting the engine. This applies only to U11 equipped with the 7-speed M-DCT transmission.

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2025-02-22 STRUCTURE:BODY

BMW Service Action – Tailgate Lock B51 04 25

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2025-02-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

The customer states: The driver’s seat will not return to its last saved position. No seat memory. The heated seats settings in the menu are missing/different than in their previous BMW vehicle. They canno longer select, under the climate r

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2025-02-21 POWER TRAIN

The rear silencer is discolored.

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2025-02-07 STRUCTURE:BODY

Due to changes in the opening mechanism ofthe trunk/tailgate latch, it is possible that thetrunk/tailgate may not completely lock afterclosing it.

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2025-01-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

After the vehicle has been programmed with either RSU (Remote Software Update) or ISTA (I-Level 24-07-5xx), the ambient light on the door panel speakers will only illuminate in white.

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2025-01-07 STRUCTURE:BODY

While opening any of the doors, a groaning sound is heard from the door brake.

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