NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW M4 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 11 recall campaigns for the BMW M4, across 6 model years from 2015 to 2021. The 2017 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2018 (1).
- Model years
- 6
- Recall campaigns
- 11
- Most recalls
- 2017
- Owner complaints
- 47
2015–2021, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 47 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW M4 across 8 model years; the most, 22, concern the 2016.
Owners marked a crash on 0 of the BMW M4 complaints (0%) and a fire on 3.
Across all BMW M4 model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 16 complaints), then the power train (14).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW M4 in 2019: 10, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW M4 is power train: driveline: driveshaft, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest BMW M4 recall, 24V288000, was reported on April 24, 2024 and concerns the air bags: side/window.
BMW M4 years to avoid
Too few BMW M4 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW M4 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW M4
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT4
- STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS2
- AIR BAGS2
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM1
- AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER1
- SEAT BELTS1
- SEAT BELTS:FRONT1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1
- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1
BMW M4 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW M4 recall campaign (11)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24V288000April 24, 2024 | air bags: side/window | 2015 | crash and injury | 5,761 |
| 21V554000July 21, 2021 | seat belts | 2021 | crash and injury | 21,537 |
| 21V062000February 10, 2021 | service brakes, hydraulic | 2021 | crash | 893 |
| 20V666000October 29, 2020 | fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system | 2020 | fire | 21 |
| 19V352000May 9, 2019 | air bags: knee bolster | 2020 | injury | 5,079 |
| 18V713000October 11, 2018 | power train: driveline: driveshaft | 2016–2017 | crash | 2,661 |
| 17V507000August 16, 2017 | seat belts: front | 2018 | crash and injury | 67 |
| 17V115000February 23, 2017 | air bags | 2017 | injury | 292 |
| 16V914000December 20, 2016 | air bags | 2017 | injury | 3,506 |
| 16V653000September 9, 2016 | structure: frame and members | 2015–2016 | crash | 196 |
| 15V782000November 23, 2015 | power train: driveline: driveshaft | 2015–2016 | crash | 42 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW M4. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted