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BMW 640I

Every BMW 640I model year on file, 2012 to 2020. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years275 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years92012 to 2020
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,190Summed across model years
By model year

The 2014 model year drew the most complaints, 7, 26% of the model's total

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

024682012201320147201520162017201820192020
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the BMW 640I complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
7
Engine and cooling
6
Structure
5
Wheels
3
Driver assistance
3
Powertrain
2
Brakes
2
Visibility and wipers
2
Airbags
2
Fuel system
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 640I 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 640I by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2020Not decoded0NoneNone00137
2019Sedan20.01511158
2018Sedan520.04221279
2017Not decoded0NoneNone11170
2016Sedan10.0701201
2015Not decoded520.050011253
2014Not decoded728.670001308
2013Sedan60.01801355
2012Coupe1100.02021329
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 640I

  • 24V-527 Jul 11, 2024
    Driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect
    Airbags · 1,145 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
  • 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-746 Oct 17, 2016
    Affected vehicles have in-tank fuel pumps that may have insufficiently crimped wire contacts
    Fuel system · 136k vehicles
  • 14V-176 Apr 10, 2014
    In the affected vehicles, the bolts that secure the housing for the variable camshaft timing adjustment (VANOS) unit can loosen over time and may…
    Engine and cooling · 156k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.