Lemon Law · Model-year problems
2021 BMW X5
What owners of this model year report to the federal safety regulator, the repair attempts that make a California lemon-law claim, and what a buyback covers.
Federal safety record
On file for 2021 BMW X5
Public defect-investigation and recall notices on file with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. If any of these describe your vehicle and the manufacturer's repair has not fixed it, Song-Beverly may apply.
Federal safety record for the 2021 BMW X5: 12 recall campaigns and 111 owner complaints on file with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Components named in owner complaints include: Electrical system, Power train, Engine, Back over prevention, Engine and engine cooling.
Recall campaigns on record for this model year:
- Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
NHTSA campaign 22V267000 - Seats: mid/rear assembly: head restraint
NHTSA campaign 21V156000 - Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
NHTSA campaign 21V096000 - Service brakes, hydraulic: critical fasteners
NHTSA campaign 21V089000 - Service brakes, hydraulic
NHTSA campaign 21V062000 - Steering: column
NHTSA campaign 21V031000 - Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery
NHTSA campaign 20V761000 - Suspension: front: control arm
NHTSA campaign 20V678000 - Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery
NHTSA campaign 20V601000 - Exterior lighting: headlights
NHTSA campaign 20V528000 - Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery
NHTSA campaign 20V490000 - Tires
NHTSA campaign 20V483000
A campaign listed here may not cover every vehicle of this model year, and a covered vehicle may already have been repaired. Check your vehicle's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Figures read from the NHTSA public record on 2 November 2026. Owner complaints are reports submitted to NHTSA; a complaint is not a finding by NHTSA that a defect exists. Nothing on this page is legal advice about a specific vehicle.
The statute
When a warranty problem becomes a lemon
These are the presumptions in the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act and the Tanner Consumer Protection Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 1793.22). Each applies when the defect is first reported, and the vehicle is still under the manufacturer's warranty, within 18 months of delivery or 18,000 miles — whichever comes first.
- Two or more repair attempts for a defect likely to cause death or serious bodily injury
- Four or more repair attempts for the same non-safety defect
- The vehicle out of service for 30 or more cumulative days for repair
Have an attorney read your 2021 BMW X5 repair orders.
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