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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2020 BMW M8 Recalls

The 2020 BMW M8 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 M8. 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
4

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2020 BMW M8, 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 M8

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 11 other models

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

Service brakes, hydraulic

Campaign
21V062000
Reported
February 10, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 893
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 5 other models

21V062000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission

Campaign
19V883000
Reported
December 11, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 3,012
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

19V883000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2020 BMW M8 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 4 owner complaints about the 2020 BMW M8, the newest on January 12, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (25%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2020 BMW M8, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (50%), followed by the electrical system (25%) and the engine (25%).

None of the 2020 BMW M8's 3 recalls concerns the vehicle speed control.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Vehicle Speed Control2
  • Electrical System1
  • Engine1
  • Forward Collision Avoidance1
  • Fuel/Propulsion System1
  • Service Brakes1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2020 BMW M8 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20201
20252
20261

Complaints about the 2020 BMW M8 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 2. 25% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.

The 4 complaints about the 2020 BMW M8 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Other 2020 BMW models

Newest record on this page: January 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted