NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 BMW M5 Recalls
The 2008 BMW M5 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 11, 2013.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 BMW M5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 6
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2008 BMW M5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2008 BMW M5
Exterior lighting: tail lights
- Campaign
- 13V407000
- Reported
- September 11, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 134,100
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 M5
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 2006–2007, 2010 M5, 3 other models
2008 BMW M5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2008 BMW M5, the newest on April 26, 2021. Of these, 1 describe a crash (17%) and 2 a fire.
In complaints about the 2008 BMW M5, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the engine (33%) and the air bags (17%).
1 of the 2008 BMW M5's 2 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System2
- Engine2
- Air Bags1
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
- Equipment Adaptive/Mobility1
- Exterior Lighting1
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 BMW M5 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 1. 0% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
The 6 complaints about the 2008 BMW M5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW M5 by model year
Other 2008 BMW models
Newest record on this page: April 26, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted