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BMW 550I

Every BMW 550I model year on file, 2006 to 2017. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years25226 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years122006 to 2017

Recall campaigns11Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins2,600Summed across model years

By model year

The 2011 model year drew the most complaints, 84, 33% of the model's total

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

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 550I complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

Fuel system

Electrical system

Airbags

Powertrain

Tires

Wheels

Lighting

Steering

Brakes

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each BMW 550I 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 550I by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2017	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	1	188
2016	Sedan	1	0.0	7	2	1	240
2015	Sedan	6	0.0	38	0	1	286
2014	Sedan	6	0.0	30	2	1	393
2013	Sedan	15	6.7	46	1	0	434
2012	Sedan	35	2.9	117	2	0	388
2011	Sedan	84	14.3	420	3	0	382
2010	Sedan	11	9.1	52	1	0	79
2009	Sedan	2	0.0	7	1	0	50
2008	Sedan	32	12.5	89	2	0	55
2007	Sedan	37	10.8	89	2	0	53
2006	Sedan	23	13.0	48	3	1	52

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 550I

24V-527 Jul 11, 2024
Driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect
Airbags · 1,145 vehicles
18V-248 Apr 18, 2018
Electric auxiliary water pump may fail and cause the circuit board to overheat
Engine and cooling · 48k vehicles
17V-428 Jul 6, 2017
Front passenger seat occupant detection mat that determines if, and how, the passenger frontal air bag should deploy in a crash may fatigue and…
Airbags · 2,158 vehicles
16V-914 Dec 20, 2016
Affected vehicles have seat- mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash
Airbags · 3,506 vehicles
16V-832 Nov 17, 2016
Affected vehicles may have received a replacement Sensor Cluster Unit (SCU) during a service visit
Airbags · 91 vehicles
16V-746 Oct 17, 2016
Affected vehicles have in-tank fuel pumps that may have insufficiently crimped wire contacts
Fuel system · 136k vehicles
15V-718 Oct 30, 2015
Affected vehicles have an inboard lower anchor for child restraints on the left rear seat that may have been bent downwards, preventing the child…
Child seats · 7,162 vehicles
15V-188 Mar 31, 2015
Rear reflex reflectors may not reflect enough light
Lighting · 13k vehicles
13V-564 Nov 12, 2013
Front passenger seat occupant detection mat that determines if and how the passenger frontal air bag should deploy in a crash may fatigue and…
Airbags · 77k vehicles
13V-407 Sep 11, 2013
Over time, increased resistance at the taillight electrical contact points may cause damage to the ground terminal and housing of the connector…
Lighting · 134k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.