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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's BMW X3 page on 26 October 2018, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The BMW X3 is a compact luxury crossover SUV manufactured by German automaker BMW since 2003. Based on the BMW 3 Series platform, and now in its third generation, BMW markets the crossover as a Sports Activity Vehicle, the company's proprietary descriptor for its X-line of vehicles. The first generation X3 was designed by BMW in conjunction with Magna Steyr of Graz, Austria—who also manufactured all X3s under contract to BMW. BMW manufactures the second generation X3 at their Spartanburg plant in South Carolina, United States. The third generation of the BMW X3 is also manufactured at BMW South Africa's Rosslyn plant, a facility that recently underwent a major upgrade to prepare for the X3 production. About 76,000 units will be manufactured there annually.
Designed to compete with the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class (renamed GLC-Class since 2016), Audi Q5, Porsche Macan, Jaguar F-Pace, Volvo XC60, Lincoln MKC, Lexus NX, and the Range Rover Velar, it slots below the larger X5 and the Coupé-like X6, but above the smaller X1 and the X2.
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| Date | Article | Author/Source |
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| 17 May 2007 | BMW To Build Next X3 In U.S. | Anthony Fontanelle |
| 24 May 2007 | BMW's Smallest SUV: the X3 | Anthony Fontanelle |
| 17 February 2011 | München: Jugendliche testen Geländetauglichkeit eines entwendeten BMW X3  | Wikinews |
| 16 October 2012 | BMW of North America, LLC, a Subsidiary of BMW AG, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance | Federal Register: NHTSA (Claude H. Harris) |
| 17 December 2013 | BMW of North America, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance | Federal Register: NHTSA (Claude H. Harris) |
| 13 July 2018 | Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming Model Year 2014 BMW X3 Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles Are Eligible for Importation | Federal Register: NHTSA (Michael A. Cole) |
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| publication 7 October 2004 | Vehicle Safety Compliance Testing for FMVSS 208, Occupant Crash Protection; FMVSS 212, Windshield Mounting; FMVSS 219, Windshield Intrustion (Partial); FMVSS 301, Fuel System Integrity 2004 BMW X3 MPV National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |  PDF - 30.8MB - 460 pages |
| publication 5 October 2007 | Safety Compliance Testing for FMVSS No. 110: Tire Selection and Rims 2007 BMW X3 3.0si National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 2.5MB - 46 pages |
| publication 17 December 2007 | Safety Compliance Testing for FMVSS No. 138: Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems 2007 BMW X3 3.0si Four-Door MPV National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 2.7MB - 76 pages |
| publication 21 February 2008 | Safety Compliance Testing for FMVSS 301R: Fuel System Integrity - Rear Impact 2007 BMW X3 3.0si National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 5.9MB - 57 pages |
| publication 23 May 2011 | Safety Compliance Testing for FMVSS 201: Occupant Protection in Interior Impact, Upper Interior Head Impact Protection 2011 BMW X3 xDrive28i National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 8.6MB - 170 pages |
| publication 28 June 2011 | NHTSA Recall 11V341000 2011 BMW X3 Steering:Electric Power Assist System National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Recall Page - 1 page |
| publication 28 June 2011 | Recall Campaign, Electric Power Steering, 2011 BMW X3 SAV To: Claude Harris, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration From: Jan Urbahn, BMW Group NHTSA Recall 11V341000 | PDF - 326KB - 4 pages |
| publication July 2011 | Recall Campaign 11V-341: Electric Power Steering (EPS) AssistBMW NHTSA Recall 11V341000 | PDF - 40KB - 3 pages |
| publication 1 July 2011 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT To: Jan Urbahn, BMW of North America, LLC From: Jennifer Timian, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA Recall 11V341000 | PDF - 23KB - 3 pages |
| publication 8 July 2011 | Recall Campaign, Electric Power Steering, 2011 BMW X3 SAV Amendment To: Claude Harris, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration From: Jan Urbahn, BMW Group NHTSA Recall 11V341000 | PDF - 38KB - 1 page |
| publication 22 July 2011 | Recall Campaign, Electric Power Steering, 2011 BMW X3 SAV Owner Notification Schedule Update To: Claude Harris, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration From: Jan Urbahn, BMW Group NHTSA Recall 11V341000 | PDF - 30KB - 1 page |
| publication August 2011 | Recall Campaign No. 11V-341: Electric Power Steering Assist To: BMW Owner From: BMW of North America, LLC NHTSA Recall 11V341000 | PDF - 107KB - 3 pages |
| publication 27 September 2011 | Safety Compliance Testing for FMVSS 301R: Fuel System Integrity - Rear Impact 2011 BMW X3 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 6.6MB - 55 pages |
| publication 28 October 2011 | Safety Recall Quarterly Report Information Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW AG) NHTSA Recall 11V341000 | PDF - 39KB - 1 page |
| publication 27 January 2012 | Safety Recall Quarterly Report Information Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW AG) NHTSA Recall 11V341000 | PDF - 39KB - 1 page |
| publication 30 April 2012 | Safety Recall Quarterly Report Information Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW AG) NHTSA Recall 11V341000 | PDF - 39KB - 1 page |
| publication 30 July 2012 | Safety Recall Quarterly Report Information Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW AG) NHTSA Recall 11V341000 | PDF - 39KB - 1 page |
| publication 30 October 2012 | Safety Recall Quarterly Report Information Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW AG) NHTSA Recall 11V341000 | PDF - 39KB - 1 page |
| publication 30 January 2013 | Safety Recall Quarterly Report Information Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW AG) NHTSA Recall 11V341000 | PDF - 40KB - 1 page |
