NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 BMW 6 Series Recalls
The 2004 BMW 6 Series has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 26, 2012.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 BMW 6 Series. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 3
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2004 BMW 6 Series, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2004 BMW 6 Series
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables
- Campaign
- 12V126000
- Reported
- March 26, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 367,682
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2010 6 Series, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 10V446000
- Reported
- October 1, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 198,352
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2010 6 Series, 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 04V344000
- Reported
- July 14, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,102
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 04V303000
- Reported
- June 23, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,532
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan
- Campaign
- 12E029000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2005 6 Series, 3 other models
2004 BMW 6 Series complaints by year
NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2004 BMW 6 Series, the newest on April 25, 2011.
In complaints about the 2004 BMW 6 Series, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (33%) and the power train (33%).
1 of the 2004 BMW 6 Series's 5 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System1
- Engine And Engine Cooling1
- Power Train1
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 BMW 6 Series peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 2. 67% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
The 3 complaints about the 2004 BMW 6 Series are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 6 Series by model year
Other 2004 BMW models
Newest record on this page: March 26, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted