NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 BMW M550i Recalls
The 2018 BMW M550i has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 BMW M550i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 23
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2018 BMW M550i, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2018 BMW M550i
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 19V684000
- Reported
- September 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 257,473
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2020 M550i, 12 other models
2018 BMW M550i complaints by year
NHTSA has received 23 owner complaints about the 2018 BMW M550i, the newest on August 7, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2018 BMW M550i, the component group named most often is the air bags (43%), followed by the seat belts (26%) and the electrical system (17%).
The 2018 BMW M550i's only recall does not concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags10
- Seat Belts6
- Electrical System4
- Seats3
- Engine2
- Forward Collision Avoidance2
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2018 BMW M550i peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 8. 22% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
The 23 complaints about the 2018 BMW M550i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW M550i by model year
Other 2018 BMW models
Newest record on this page: August 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted