2023 BMW X3

BMW is recalling more than 40,000 examples of its X3 SUV due to malfunctioning rear door locks that may unlock and cause the doors to open unexpectedly.

BMW’s latest recall concerns an interior cargo rail that may detach in more than 291,000 X3 SUVs.

IIHS announced that three model-year 2023 and 2024 mid-size luxury SUVs offer good crash protection for front and backseat occupants in the agency’s updated moderate overlap front crash test, but several others scored acceptable, marginal and poor.

Even among Top Safety Pick+ winners, the 2023 X3 stands out, earning the top grades (good or superior) in all required tests, including those in which a second-tier rating would have qualified it.

Gone for the 2023 X3 is the Driving Assistance Professional Package, though BMW says it’s “currently” unavailable, leaving open the possibility of its return via an over-the-air update.

The 5 Series sedan and X3 compact SUV secured the agency’s top award thanks to the 5 Series’ upgraded crash-test scores and the X3’s improved headlights.