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Bmw 550i · 2013

1 recall affects this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V188000·2015-03-31

    BMW Recalls 2013-2014 5 Series Vehicles for Rear Reflector Defect

    BMW is recalling certain 2013-2014 5 Series vehicles because rear reflex reflectors may not reflect enough light, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    BMW — BMW 525D XDRIVE, ACTIVE HYBRID 5, 535I, 535XI
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    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

635 manufacturer service bulletins across 12 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2016: 4.8/5
  • 2015: 4.5/5 · 6 complaints
  • 2014: 4.1/5 · 6 complaints
  • 2013: 4.2/5 · 15 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2012: 3.9/5 · 35 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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