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Bmw M6 · 2013

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

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V495000·2017-08-08

    BMW Recalls 2012-2013 X3 and M6 Models for Air Bag Defect

    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.

    Product
    BMW — BMW X3, M6
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·12V475000·2012-09-28

    BMW Recalls 2013 M5 and M6 Vehicles Due to Oil Pump Defect

    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.

    Product
    BMW — BMW M6, M5
    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.

  • 2013Not rated by NHTSA

    2 trims tested for 2013; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

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

533 manufacturer service bulletins across 13 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2019: 4.9/5
  • 2018: 4.7/5 · 1 complaints
  • 2017: 4.6/5 · 1 complaints
  • 2016: 4.5/5 · 4 complaints
  • 2015: 4.8/5

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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