NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 BMW M5 Recalls
The 2020 BMW M5 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 30, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 BMW M5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 2
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2020 BMW M5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2020 BMW M5
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 20V598000
- Reported
- September 30, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 312
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2021 M5, 3 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 19V883000
- Reported
- December 11, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,012
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 M5, 1 other model
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 2018–2019 M5, 12 other models
2020 BMW M5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2020 BMW M5, the newest on August 29, 2026.
In complaints about the 2020 BMW M5, the component group named most often is the engine (100%), followed by the electrical system (50%) and the power train (50%).
1 of the 2020 BMW M5's 3 recalls also concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine2
- Electrical System1
- Power Train1
Complaints received, by year
| 2024 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2020 BMW M5 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 1. 0% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
The 2 complaints about the 2020 BMW M5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW M5 by model year
Other 2020 BMW models
Newest record on this page: August 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted