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Bmw 535d

6 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·24V527000·2024-07-11

    BMW Recalls Vehicles Due to Driver Air Bag Inflator Defect

    BMW is recalling specific 2013-2015 models because the driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, posing a risk of injury or death.

    Product
    BMW — BMW X3, 640I, 328I, M4
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V907000·2021-11-19

    BMW Recalls Diesel Vehicles Due to EGR Cooler Leak Fire Risk

    BMW is recalling specific 2013-2018 diesel models because an EGR cooler leak can cause a melting intake manifold, increasing the risk of a fire.

    Product
    BMW — BMW 740LD, 328D, 535D, X3
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V586000·2021-07-29

    BMW Recalls 11,216 Vehicles for High-Pressure Fuel Pump Failure Risk

    BMW is recalling 11,216 vehicles from 2014-2018 because a high-pressure fuel pump failure could cause the engine to stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

    Product
    BMW — BMW X3, 328D, 535D, X5
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V755000·2018-10-25

    BMW Recalls Diesel Vehicles Due to EGR Cooler Leak Fire Risk

    BMW is recalling specific 2013-2018 diesel models because a leaking EGR cooler can cause the intake manifold to melt, increasing the risk of a fire.

    Product
    BMW — BMW 328D, X5, 535D, X3
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V914000·2016-12-20

    BMW, MINI, and Rolls-Royce Recall for Air Bag Initiator Defect

    BMW is recalling 2016-2017 vehicles because seat-mounted air bag initiators may fail to ignite, preventing deployment and increasing injury risk.

    Product
    BMW — BMW, MINI, ROLLS-ROYCE X1 SAV, 550I, M5, 535D
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V718000·2015-10-30

    BMW Recalls 2016 Models for Bent Child Seat Anchor Defect

    BMW is recalling 2016 5 Series and M5 sedans because a bent child seat anchor may prevent proper engagement, increasing injury risk in a crash.

    Product
    BMW — BMW M5, 550I, 535I, 528I
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • PE13030 Preliminary Evaluation · service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum
  • EA12002 Engineering Analysis · electrical system
  • PE11025 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system
  • EA09019 Engineering Analysis · exterior lighting
  • PE09036 Preliminary Evaluation · exterior lighting
  • DP09002 Defect Petition · exterior lighting:back up lights

Technical service bulletins

197 manufacturer service bulletins across 3 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2016: 4.5/5
  • 2015: 4.2/5 · 6 complaints
  • 2014: 3.4/5 · 58 complaints · most complained-of: engine

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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