Bmw M550i: recalls, complaints and investigations.
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NHTSA complaint and current-action window 2024-08-24 to 2026-08-24; historical campaign count uses the complete official pre- and post-2010 recall files acquired for this release.
What this means
The records were matched to the NHTSA make/model identity “Bmw M550i”. Each evidence type is reported separately.
What this does not mean
Complaint reports are allegations, not defect findings or a safety score. Counts are not normalised for sales, registrations, mileage or exposure, and a zero does not prove safety.
An unexpected loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash. In addition, a damaged driveshaft can result in a vehicle rollaway if the parking brake is not applied, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
Consumer reports — allegations
Complaint aggregates by model year
Model year
Complaints
Crash flags
Fire flags
Injuries / deaths reported
Most common components
2021
1
0
0
0 / 0
POWER TRAIN (1)
2020
2
0
0
0 / 0
POWER TRAIN (1); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (1)
2018
9
0
0
0 / 0
AIR BAGS (3); ENGINE (1); FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (1)
NHTSA says complaints are consumer reports. RecallCheck excludes narratives, VINs, names, contact details and locations. A crash, fire, injury or death flag is reported information, not an independently verified causal finding.
NHTSA defect investigations
Open or recently opened investigations
Zero open or recently opened investigation records matched this make/model in the monitoring release.