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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2020 BMW M550i Recalls

The 2020 BMW M550i has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 19, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 BMW M550i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
2

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2020 BMW M550i, 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 M550i

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Campaign
21V096000
Reported
February 19, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 13,858
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 111, rear visibility
Same campaign
also 2021 M550i, 11 other models

21V096000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 M550i, 3 other models

20V598000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 M550i, 12 other models

19V684000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2020 BMW M550i complaints by year

NHTSA has received 2 owner complaints about the 2020 BMW M550i, the newest on February 24, 2025.

In complaints about the 2020 BMW M550i, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (50%), followed by the power train (50%).

None of the 2020 BMW M550i's 3 recalls concerns the fuel system, gasoline.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel System, Gasoline1
  • Power Train1
  • Unknown Or Other1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2020 BMW M550i received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20211
20251

Complaints about the 2020 BMW M550i peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 1. 50% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.

The 2 complaints about the 2020 BMW M550i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW M550i by model year

Other 2020 BMW models

Newest record on this page: February 24, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted