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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2015 BMW M5 Recalls

The 2015 BMW M5 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on July 19, 2016.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 BMW M5. 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
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2015 BMW M5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2015 BMW M5

Power train: driveline: driveshaft

Campaign
16V540000
Reported
July 19, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 956
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2015 BMW M5

16V540000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2015 BMW M5 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2015 BMW M5, the newest on April 11, 2021.

In complaints about the 2015 BMW M5, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the engine (33%) and the fuel/propulsion system (33%).

The 2015 BMW M5's only recall does not concern the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System1
  • Engine1
  • Fuel/Propulsion System1
  • Service Brakes1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2015 BMW M5 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20171
20201
20211

Complaints about the 2015 BMW M5 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 1. 33% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.

The 3 complaints about the 2015 BMW M5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW M5 by model year

Other 2015 BMW models

Newest record on this page: April 11, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted