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BMW 540D

Every BMW 540D model year on file, 2018 to 2023. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years30 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years52018 to 2023
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins861Summed across model years
By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 100% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

0123201832019202020222023
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the BMW 540D complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
2
Airbags
1
Fuel system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 540D model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

BMW 540D by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2023Not decoded0NoneNone0017
2022Not decoded0NoneNone0017
2020Not decoded0NoneNone00233
2019Not decoded0NoneNone00232
2018Sedan30.02541362
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 540D

  • 24V-588 Aug 8, 2024
    Exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler may leak internally, causing coolant to mix with diesel engine soot, which could result in smoldering…
    Engine and cooling · 15 vehicles
  • 22V-614 Aug 10, 2022
    EGR cooler may leak internally, causing coolant to mix with diesel engine soot, which could result in smoldering particles and a melting intake…
    Engine and cooling · 298 vehicles
  • 19V-684 Sep 27, 2019
    Back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the…
    Back-over prevention · 257k vehicles
  • 18V-465 Jul 11, 2018
    Crankshaft sensor may be equipped with incorrect firmware, preventing the sensor from properly processing input from the crankshaft reluctor ring,…
    Engine and cooling · 5,309 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.