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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
5UXFB53516L••••••2006 Bmw X5
That is about average for the 2006 Bmw X5 — 5 complaints per build across 31 builds.
4on this build
149on the model
31builds in total
1involved a fire
Most reportedAir Bags 2Engine 2Fuel/propulsion System 1
What owners of this build wrote
EnginefireFeb 2015
The contact owns a 2006 bmw x5. While the vehicle was idling, there was smoke coming from the passenger exhaust pipe. The vehicle was taken to both a dealer and independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the valve stem had a leak. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was…
Unknown Or OtherFeb 2017
Takata recall white smoke comes from exhaust pipes when driving and fills the streets while driving on city streets in traffic and at idle. Other drivers behind me can't see due to the smoke coming from the exhaust
Air BagsJul 2013
Passenger airbag is de-activated. Passenger seat occupancy sensor is not working. Bmw states that my production date is not inclusive of the recall# 13V564000. The recall starts mfg date 12/1/2005 forward for bmw x5 models. Bmw customer service stated my date of mfg was…
Air BagsMay 2012
The contact owns a 2006 bmw x5. The contact stated that the air bag light illuminated upon starting the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the front passenger seat sensor was replaced. The manufacturer was notified and offered no assistance. The…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5UXFB53516LV21159 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.