Owner complaint 11765364: BMW X5 2018

Owner complaint, unverified, from NHTSA Owner Complaints

Published by NHTSA: Sep 18, 2026
Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
NHTSA ID: 11765364
Applies to, as stated by NHTSA: BMW X5 2018
Component, as stated by NHTSA: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Text of the owner complaint

TWO INCIDENTS ACCURED WITH 24HRS. MY WIFE CALLED ME INFORMING THAT THE 2018 X5 WAS SMOKING FROM THE FRONT AND MAKING A WEIRD NOISE, SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN. WHEN SHE GOT HOME, I CHECKED THE UNDER THE HOOD, BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING. BUT, CAN SMELL LIKE BURNED WIRING, BUT NOT VISIBLE. I CONNECTED EV WIRE TO THE VEHICLE AND NEXT MORNING DISCONNECTED THE CABLE AND WHEN ...

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Date of incident: 2026-09-08
Fire reported: Yes

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For the 2021 BMW X5

xDrive45e

Ignored

Relevance of 20% is under one half, so the notice is ignored whatever the other figures say.

Vehicle relevance: 20%
Attention: 86%
Interrupt probability: 82%

Importance to this owner: 2.2 of 4, worth knowing
Vehicle area the notice is about: Battery

This owner complaint does not appear to warrant attention for this vehicle. Owner complaints are unverified reports.

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Checked by code against NHTSA's fields

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YesNHTSA names this make
YesNHTSA names this model (listed as X5)
NoNHTSA lists model year 2021 for this model

The same notice, every vehicle

Relevance	Attention	Interrupt	State
20%	86%	82%	Ignored
3%	53%	68%	Ignored
1%	28%	33%	Ignored
1%	28%	37%	Ignored
1%	22%	35%	Ignored
1%	31%	34%	Ignored
1%	41%	43%	Ignored
1%	21%	35%	Ignored
1%	43%	49%	Ignored
1%	24%	33%	Ignored
1%	35%	38%	Ignored
1%	24%	32%	Ignored
1%	34%	34%	Ignored
1%	38%	38%	Ignored
1%	24%	34%	Ignored
1%	27%	40%	Ignored

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