NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW i4 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 8 recall campaigns for the BMW i4, across 1 model year from 2022 to 2022.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 8
- Most recalls
- 2022
- Owner complaints
- 82
2022–2022, with a recall
8 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 82 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW i4 across 3 model years; the most, 46, concern the 2023.
Owners marked a crash on 19 of the BMW i4 complaints (23%) and a fire on 2.
Across all BMW i4 model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 25 complaints), then the power train (17).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW i4 in 2023: 24, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW i4 is electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest BMW i4 recall, 25V395000, was reported on July 23, 2025 and concerns the electrical system: propulsion system: traction motor: controller: software.
BMW i4 years to avoid
Too few BMW i4 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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 26 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 0 | 46 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 8 | 10 | 9 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW i4 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW i4
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY2
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE1
- BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY THERMAL:MANAGEMENT:SOFTWARE1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION MOTOR:CONTROLLER:SOFTWARE1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:HYBRID MANAGEMENT1
BMW i4 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW i4 recall campaign (8)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V395000July 23, 2025 | electrical system: propulsion system: traction motor: controller: software | 2022 | crash | 71,286 |
| 25V470000July 16, 2025 | electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery | 2022 | crash and fire | 136 |
| 23V449000June 28, 2023 | electrical system: propulsion system: hybrid management | 2022 | crash | 69 |
| 23V118000February 23, 2023 | electrical system: body control module: software | 2022 | crash and injury | 120 |
| 23V026000January 25, 2023 | back over prevention: warnings: external/pedestrian alert | 2022 | injury | 3,431 |
| 22V944000December 20, 2022 | electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery thermal: management: software | 2022 | crash | 14,086 |
| 22V541000July 27, 2022 | electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery | 2022 | firedo not drivepark outside | 367 |
| 22V483000July 7, 2022 | electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 2022 | crash | 6,930 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW i4. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted