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Bmw M6 · 2017

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

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·20V094000·2020-02-19

    BMW Recalls 2014-2019 M6 Gran Coupe for Loose Third Brake Light

    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.

    Product
    BMW — BMW M6
    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

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.

  • 2017Not rated by NHTSA

    3 trims tested for 2017; 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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