NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 BMW 535i Recalls
The 2014 BMW 535i has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 11, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 BMW 535i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 30
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2014 BMW 535i, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2014 BMW 535i
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 24V527000
- Reported
- July 11, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,145
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 11 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 15V188000
- Reported
- March 31, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,443
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2013 535i, 6 other models
2014 BMW 535i complaints by year
NHTSA has received 30 owner complaints about the 2014 BMW 535i, the newest on March 2, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (17%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2014 BMW 535i, the component group named most often is the engine (33%), followed by the electrical system (27%) and the structure (13%).
None of the 2014 BMW 535i's 2 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2014 BMW 535i owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 34,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine10
- Electrical System8
- Structure4
- Exterior Lighting3
- Unknown Or Other3
- Service Brakes2
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2014 BMW 535i peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 6. 43% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 BMW 535i drew 1.0× the complaints of the median BMW 535i year in the same window: 4th highest of the 6 ranked years.
That makes 2014 one of the three best-measured BMW 535i years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 30 complaints about the 2014 BMW 535i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 535i by model year
Other 2014 BMW models
Newest record on this page: March 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted