NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW M440i Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the BMW M440i, across 1 model year from 2021 to 2021.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2021
- Owner complaints
- 11
2021–2021, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW M440i across 4 model years; the most, 6, concern the 2021.
Owners marked a crash on 1 of the BMW M440i complaints (9%) and a fire on 1.
Across all BMW M440i model years, owners name the forward collision avoidance most often (at least 2 complaints), then the seat belts (2).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW M440i in 2026: 4, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW M440i is seat belts, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest BMW M440i recall, 23V584000, was reported on August 16, 2023 and concerns the seat belts.
BMW M440i years to avoid
Too few BMW M440i 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | — | not ranked |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 | 2 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW M440i years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW M440i
- SEAT BELTS2
- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:THORAX1
- BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY1
BMW M440i model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW M440i recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23V584000August 16, 2023 | seat belts | 2021 | crash and injury | 144 |
| 21V554000July 21, 2021 | seat belts | 2021 | crash and injury | 21,537 |
| 21V176000March 15, 2021 | air bags: side/window: thorax | 2021 | crash and injury | 1,850 |
| 21V096000February 19, 2021 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2021 | crash and injury | 13,858 |
| 20V761000December 9, 2020 | electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery | 2021 | fire | 812 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW M440i. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted