NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 BMW Z4 Recalls
The 2019 BMW Z4 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 23, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 BMW Z4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 5
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2019 BMW Z4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2019 BMW Z4
Electrical system: starter assembly: relay
- Campaign
- 25V636000
- Reported
- September 23, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 199,674
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- NHTSA advisory
- park outside, away from buildings
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2022 Z4, 3 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 21V598000
- Reported
- August 2, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 50,024
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2021 Z4, 4 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 20V516000
- Reported
- August 27, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,265
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2020 Z4, 1 other model
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 20V355000
- Reported
- June 15, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,779
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Engine
- Campaign
- 19V732000
- Reported
- October 15, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 217
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 BMW Z4
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 Z4, 12 other models
2019 BMW Z4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2019 BMW Z4, the newest on November 26, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (20%).
In complaints about the 2019 BMW Z4, the component group named most often is the engine (40%), followed by the air bags (20%) and the electrical system (20%).
2 of the 2019 BMW Z4's 6 recalls also concern the engine.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine2
- Air Bags1
- Electrical System1
- Forward Collision Avoidance1
- Steering1
- Structure1
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2019 BMW Z4 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 2. 40% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
The 5 complaints about the 2019 BMW Z4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW Z4 by model year
Other 2019 BMW models
Newest record on this page: November 26, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted