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BMW 6 Series Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 8 recall campaigns for the BMW 6 Series, across 7 model years from 2004 to 2010. The 2006 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2010 (2).

Model years
7

2004–2010, with a recall

Recall campaigns
8
Most recalls
2006

5 recalls

Owner complaints
23

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 23 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW 6 Series across 5 model years; the most, 7, concern the 2005.

Owners marked a crash on 1 of the BMW 6 Series complaints (4%) and a fire on 0.

Across all BMW 6 Series model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 6 complaints), then the air bags (6).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW 6 Series in 2011: 6, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the BMW 6 Series is service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum, in 7 model-year listings.

The newest BMW 6 Series recall, 12V126000, was reported on March 26, 2012 and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables.

BMW 6 Series years to avoid

Too few BMW 6 Series model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the BMW 6 Series, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2012021not ranked
201020—not ranked
200920—not ranked
2008262not ranked
200720—not ranked
2006552not ranked
2005473not ranked
2004532not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW 6 Series years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the BMW 6 Series

  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM7
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES7
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN2
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
  • SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER1
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)1
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM1

BMW 6 Series model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every BMW 6 Series recall campaign (8)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the BMW 6 Series, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
12V126000March 26, 2012electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables2004–2010fire367,682
10V446000October 1, 2010service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum2004–2010crash198,352
06V277000July 26, 2006suspension: rear: shock absorber2006crash11,640
06V187000May 30, 2006suspension: front: control arm2006crash40
05V504000November 1, 2005power train: automatic transmission2005–2006—240
04V344000July 14, 2004power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)2004crash4,102
04V303000June 23, 2004fuel system, gasoline2004crash and fire7,532
12E029000engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan2004–2005fire—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW 6 Series. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: June 11, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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