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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.
5UXFE43588L••••••2008 Bmw X5 SAV
This build draws 6.6× more complaints than the average 2008 Bmw X5 SAV build (11 vs 2).
11on this build
20on the model
12builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
Most reportedEngine 5Fuel/propulsion System 3Power Train 2Air Bags 2
What owners of this build wrote
EnginefireMay 2018
The contact owns a 2008 bmw x5. While stationary, the vehicle caught fire. The contact noticed smoke coming from the area of the windshield wipers and from under the hood. Upon opening the hood of the vehicle, flames surrounded the engine. A police report was filed. The fire…
Air BagscrashMay 2017
The contact owns a 2008 bmw x5. While driving 40 mph, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal instead of the brake pedal. As a result, the vehicle crashed into the wall of a church. The frontal air bags did not deploy. The driver was sore, but there were no injuries. A…
Engine And Engine CoolingMar 2022
The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the manufacturer had…
Fuel/propulsion SystemJan 2020
My car started leaking gasoline from back under rear passenger tire, after I was running for more than one hour, I experienced gasoline smell and I checked it out and I saw a gasoline dripping from the area, the car was on and running but when I stopped the car I smelled…
Power TrainOct 2016
While driving with the heat on, there's a burning smell that come through the vents. Continue driving with heat on long enough and despite the smell, the right side(passenger) began to smoke, so bad you cant see to drive... While driving and you press on the gas to accelerate,…
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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 5UXFE43588L009354 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.