NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 BMW Z4 Recalls
The 2008 BMW Z4 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 2, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 BMW Z4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 19
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 BMW Z4, 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 Z4
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (pcv)
- Campaign
- 22V119000
- Reported
- March 2, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 917,106
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009–2010 Z4, 3 other models
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (pcv)
- Campaign
- 17V683000
- Reported
- October 30, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 740,561
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009–2010 Z4, 5 other models
2008 BMW Z4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 19 owner complaints about the 2008 BMW Z4, the newest on August 25, 2025.
In complaints about the 2008 BMW Z4, the component group named most often is the air bags (42%), followed by the steering (26%) and the electrical system (11%).
None of the 2008 BMW Z4's 2 recalls concerns the air bags.
Where 2008 BMW Z4 owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags8
- Steering5
- Electrical System2
- Engine And Engine Cooling2
- Engine1
- Seats1
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 BMW Z4 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 4. 5% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 19 complaints about the 2008 BMW Z4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW Z4 by model year
Other 2008 BMW models
Newest record on this page: August 25, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted