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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2021 BMW M550i Recalls

The 2021 BMW M550i has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 12, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 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
1

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2021 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 2021 BMW M550i

Power train: driveline: driveshaft

Campaign
26V525000
Reported
August 12, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 36,823
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2022 M550i

26V525000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2020 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 2020 M550i, 3 other models

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

2021 BMW M550i complaints by year

NHTSA has received 1 owner complaint about the 2021 BMW M550i, the newest on November 8, 2024.

In complaints about the 2021 BMW M550i, the component group named most often is the power train (100%).

1 of the 2021 BMW M550i's 3 recalls also concerns the power train.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train1

Of the 2021 BMW M550i complaints, 100% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.

The 1 complaints about the 2021 BMW M550i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW M550i by model year

Other 2021 BMW models

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