Vehicle
6 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.
BMW is recalling 2012-2013 X3 and 2013 M6 vehicles because a defective driver's air bag inflator could cause metal fragments to strike occupants in a crash.
BMW is recalling 956 model year 2015 M5 and M6 vehicles because a defective driveshaft weld may cause loss of propulsion or vehicle rolling, increasing crash risk.
BMW is recalling 2013 M5 and M6 vehicles because a manufacturing error could cause the engine oil pump to fail, leading to engine stall and crash risk.
BMW is recalling 2004-2010 5 Series, 6 Series, M5, and M6 vehicles because a loose battery cable connection may overheat and cause a fire.
BMW is recalling 2014-2019 M6 Gran Coupe vehicles because the third brake light may detach, creating a road hazard and reducing visibility for following traffic.
BMW is recalling 2016-2017 vehicles because seat-mounted air bag initiators may fail to ignite, preventing deployment and increasing injury risk.
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.
2 trims tested for 2018; overall ratings can differ by trim.
View on NHTSA.gov3 trims tested for 2017; overall ratings can differ by trim.
View on NHTSA.gov2 trims tested for 2016; overall ratings can differ by trim.
View on NHTSA.govSource: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.
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.
533 manufacturer service bulletins across 13 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.
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.