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2018 BMW X1 — Complaint #1921934

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NHTSA Complaint about FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS:HOSES/VALVES/SENSORS filed August 24, 2023

NHTSA complaint #1921934 (ODI reference 11540519) concerns a 2018 BMW X1 and was filed on August 24, 2023. The owner reports the failure occurred on June 12, 2023. The vehicle had 63,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Texas based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as fuel system, gasoline:storage:evaporative emissions:hoses/valves/sensors, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.

The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.

Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same BMW X1 cohort independently describe similar fuel system, gasoline:storage:evaporative emissions:hoses/valves/sensors failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2018 BMW X1 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.

Vehicle
2018 BMW X1
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS:HOSES/VALVES/SENSORS
State
Texas
Mileage
63,000 mi

Complaint Description

The contact owns a 2018 BMW X1. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. Additionally, the vehicle shuddered significantly upon depressing the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the evaporative emission control circuit had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.

Complaint Details

NHTSA Complaint ID 1921934
ODI Number 11540519
Date Filed August 24, 2023
Failure Date June 12, 2023
VIN WBXHU7C3XJ5

Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.