2022 BMW IX recalls

11 safety recalls, 32 owner complaints. Official NHTSA data.

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11Recalls
32Complaints
3Crashes & fires reported
N/ANHTSA overall rating

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2022 BMW IX recall list

Electrical System recall

25V-395
July 23, 2025 · BMW of North America, LLC
Problem
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2025 i4, 2022-2024 IX, 2023-2024 I7, and 2024 I5 vehicles. The electric drive motor software may shut down the high-voltage system, causing a loss of drive power.
Safety risk
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy
The electric drive motor software will be updated over-the-air (OTA) or by a dealer, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 5, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Electrical System recall

25V-470
July 16, 2025 · BMW of North America, LLC
Problem
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2025 IX, 2023-2024 I7, and 2022-2023 i4 vehicles. The high-voltage battery cell modules may not have been assembled properly, resulting in stress on the module frame and possible module failure.
Safety risk
Battery module failure may lead to a shutdown of the high-voltage system which can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, module failure increases the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Dealers will replace specific high-voltage battery cell modules, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters explaining the safety risk were mailed September 11, 2025. Another notice will be sent once the remedy becomes available, anticipated December 31, 2025Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Electrical System recall

23V-449
June 28, 2023 · BMW of North America, LLC
Problem
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive50, iX M60, i4 eDrive40, i4 M50, and 2023 i760 xDrive hybrid electric vehicles. The high voltage battery combined charging unit (CCU) may not have been manufactured correctly, resulting in improperly connected and/or assembled components inside the CCU.
Safety risk
An improperly connected or assembled CCU can interrupt electrical power while driving and result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the high voltage battery combined charging unit (CCU), free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 23, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Vehicle Speed Control recall

23V-409
June 7, 2023 · BMW of North America, LLC
Problem
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2024 iX xDrive50 and iX M60 vehicles. The driver may unintentionally reactivate the cruise control system while turning the steering wheel at low speeds, resulting in a sudden increase of vehicle speed.
Safety risk
A sudden increase in vehicle speed can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 2, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Electrical System recall

23V-295
April 26, 2023 · BMW of North America, LLC
Problem
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2024 iX xDrive50 and 2023 i4 eDrive35, i4 eDrive40, and i4 M50 Hybrid Electric vehicles. The high voltage battery cell monitoring circuit may have improperly secured electrical connections which can result in an engine stall.
Safety risk
An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the high voltage battery cell monitoring circuit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 22, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Air Bags recall

23V-079
February 14, 2023 · BMW of North America, LLC
Problem
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive40, iX xDrive50, iX M60 and 2022-2023 X1 xDrive28i vehicles. The front driver's air bag may have been manufactured incorrectly and may not deploy as intended during a crash.
Safety risk
A driver's air bag that does not deploy as intended during a crash increases the risk of injury.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the driver's air bag, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 14, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Back Over Prevention recall

23V-026
January 25, 2023 · BMW of North America, LLC
Problem
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 i4 eDrive40 and iX xDrive50 electric vehicles. During vehicle start-up, the artificial sound generator control unit may experience a fault and fail to generate the external pedestrian warning sound. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles."
Safety risk
Without external warning sounds, pedestrians may be unaware of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy
Dealers will update the external artificial sound generator software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 9, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Electrical System recall

22V-944
December 20, 2022 · BMW of North America, LLC
Problem
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive40, iX xDrive50, iX M60, i4 eDrive35, i4 eDrive40, i4 M50, and 2023 i7 xDrive60 vehicles. The high voltage battery electronic control unit (ECU) software may cause an interruption of electrical power.
Safety risk
An interruption of electrical power may result in a sudden loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will update the high voltage battery ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed February 10, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Electrical System recall

Do not drivePark outside22V-541
July 27, 2022 · BMW of North America, LLC
Problem
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive50, iX M60, 2022 i4 eDrive40, and i4 M50 vehicles. The high voltage battery may have internal damage, resulting in an electrical short-circuit.
Safety risk
A short-circuit in a high voltage battery increases the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Owners are advised not to drive or charge their vehicles, and to park outside and away from structures until the remedy is complete. Dealers will replace the high voltage battery, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risk, were mailed September 23, 2022. A second letter will be mailed when remedy parts become available. Owner notification letters were mailed December 23, 2022. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Owners will also be contacted by phone.

Electrical System recall

22V-483
July 7, 2022 · BMW of North America, LLC
Problem
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive40, iX xDrive50, iX M60, 2022 i4 eDrive40, and i4 M50 vehicles equipped with hybrid electric powertrains. While in Valet Parking Mode, the Central Information Display (CID) may not display critical safety information, such as warning messages and/or warning lights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 101, "Control and Displays."
Safety risk
A display that does not show critical information, such as warning messages and/or warning lights, can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will update the display's head unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 6, 2022. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Air Bags recall

22V-240
April 13, 2022 · BMW of North America, LLC
Problem
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022-2023 iX xDrive40, iX XDrive50, and iX M60 vehicles. The air bag malfunction indicator light and display message may not illuminate in the event of a problem with the air bag control or pedestrian protection systems, due to incorrect software.
Safety risk
An air bag malfunction indicator light that fails to warn the driver of a problem increases the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will reprogram the air bag control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 13, 2022. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

2022 BMW IX owner complaints

32 complaints filed with NHTSA, including 3 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries and 0 deaths.

Problems by component

Electrical System10
Forward Collision Avoidance7
Power Train5
Fuel/Propulsion System5
Steering5
Vehicle Speed Control5
Unknown or Other4
Engine3
Service Brakes2
Structure1

Recent complaints

October 22, 2026Structure

Rear passenger door experiences intermittent safety defect where it fails to latch or seal closed, bouncing back open when shut. This structural failure poses severe, immediate operational hazards: • When the rear passenger position is occupied: failure of the door to properly latch or lock creates a high risk of the door flying open unexpectedly while the vehicle is in motion. This exposes the occupant—potentially a child—to a direct risk of ejection from the vehicle, as well as catastrophic injury from side-impact collisions where the structural integrity of the passenger cage is compromised due to an unlatched door. • When the rear passenger position is not occupied: Even when empty, an u

October 17, 2026Power TrainEngineFuel/Propulsion System

BMW car states suddenly loss of power and entering turtle mode. Then car suddenly stops or loses speed while driving. Battery potential appears to degrade and starts with inability to deceleration. Very dangerous conditions for driving. The car will lose battery potential and then shutdown reduce speed suddenly and/or completely stop. The BMW dealership has replaced 2 cells in the modular battery that restored some service so the sudden loss of power is not constant

October 2, 2026Power TrainService BrakesFuel/Propulsion System

While driving under 45 mph on 9/17/2026, the vehicle suddenly lost drive propulsion and would not respond to accelerator pedal input. Power spontaneously restored after roughly 1 minute. BMW Proactive Care immediately pushed automated vehicle alerts: "2472: Drive carefully. Chassis stabilization" and "29: Cont. driving possible: Drivetrain". On 9/27/2026, while stopped in live traffic on a 45 mph road, the vehicle completely lost throttle, failing to accelerate from a stop. Warning chimes and dash alerts sounded. After multiple vehicle power cycles over 5 minutes, power slowly resumed in a severely degraded state limiting speed to 21 mph on a 45 mph roadway before restoring. BMW Proactive Ca

December 23, 2025Power TrainElectrical SystemFuel/Propulsion System

Continually get a power loss error while driving and accelerating. Took to BMW dealership and not able to clear error after having the car for a over month.

November 12, 2025Steering

On 11/11 I was driving my vehicle and for the first time ever I received a error message in the vehicle of reduced driver steering. It said driving was still possible but take the vehicle to a dealer for evaluation when possible. This message popped up and went away the rest of the day and first half of the following day. I researched the message and apparently my make year and model have a known issue with the steering rack design that causes it to fail prematurely. There were many reports online of people getting this message and upon taking it to their local BMW they were told it was a known issue and the part would be replaced. So I scheduled an appointment at my local dealership for ear

2022 BMW IX crash test ratings

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2022 BMW iX SUV AWDNot ratedNot ratedNot ratedNot rated

Driver aids on the tested 2022 BMW IX: electronic stability control standard, forward collision warning no, lane departure warning no.

2022 BMW IX recall FAQ

Does the 2022 BMW IX have any recalls?

Yes. NHTSA lists 11 safety recalls for the 2022 BMW IX. The most recent, filed July 23, 2025, concerns the electrical system.

What are the most common 2022 BMW IX problems?

Owners have filed 32 complaints with NHTSA. The most reported area is electrical system (10 reports), followed by forward collision avoidance.

Is the 2022 BMW IX safe?

NHTSA has not published an overall crash test rating for the 2022 BMW IX.

How do I get a recall fixed on my 2022 BMW IX?

Contact any authorized BMW dealer. Recall repairs are free, even if you are not the original owner or the warranty has expired.