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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2024 BMW 540i Recalls

The 2024 BMW 540i has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on September 18, 2024.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2024 BMW 540i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
5

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2024 BMW 540i, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2024 BMW 540i

Electronic stability control (esc): control module

Campaign
24V697000
Reported
September 18, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 309
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 10 other models

24V697000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2024 BMW 540i complaints by year

NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2024 BMW 540i, the newest on January 30, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (20%).

In complaints about the 2024 BMW 540i, the component group named most often is the back over prevention (40%), followed by the electronic stability control (esc) (40%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (40%).

The 2024 BMW 540i's only recall also concerns the electronic stability control (esc).

Component groups named in complaints

  • Back Over Prevention2
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)2
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
  • Electrical System1
  • Forward Collision Avoidance1
  • Service Brakes1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2024 BMW 540i received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20244
20251

Complaints about the 2024 BMW 540i peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 4.

The 5 complaints about the 2024 BMW 540i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW 540i by model year

Other 2024 BMW models

Newest record on this page: January 30, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted