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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2008 BMW M6 Recalls

The 2008 BMW M6 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on March 26, 2012.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 BMW M6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
2

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2008 BMW M6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2008 BMW M6

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 2007 M6, 3 other models

12V126000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2008 BMW M6 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2008 BMW M6, the newest on June 8, 2020.

In complaints about the 2008 BMW M6, the component group named most often is the electrical system (100%), followed by the power train (100%) and the steering (100%).

The 2008 BMW M6's only recall also concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System2
  • Power Train2
  • Steering2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2008 BMW M6 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20171
20201

Complaints about the 2008 BMW M6 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 1. 0% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.

The 2 complaints about the 2008 BMW M6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW M6 by model year

Other 2008 BMW models

Newest record on this page: June 8, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted