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BMW M550i Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the BMW M550i, across 4 model years from 2018 to 2022. The 2021 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2022 (1).

Model years
4

2018–2022, with a recall

Recall campaigns
4
Most recalls
2021

3 recalls

Owner complaints
29

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW M550i across 5 model years; the most, 23, concern the 2018.

Owners marked a crash on 0 of the BMW M550i complaints (0%) and a fire on 1.

Across all BMW M550i model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 10 complaints), then the seat belts (6).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW M550i in 2024: 11, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the BMW M550i is back over prevention: sensing system: camera, in 6 model-year listings.

The newest BMW M550i recall, 26V525000, was reported on August 12, 2026 and concerns the power train: driveline: driveshaft.

BMW M550i years to avoid

Too few BMW M550i 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 M550i, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202301—not ranked
2022121not ranked
2021311not ranked
2020321not ranked
20181235not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW M550i years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the BMW M550i

  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA6
  • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT2

BMW M550i model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every BMW M550i recall campaign (4)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the BMW M550i, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V525000August 12, 2026power train: driveline: driveshaft2021–2022crash and injury36,823
21V096000February 19, 2021back over prevention: sensing system: camera2020–2021crash and injury13,858
20V598000September 30, 2020back over prevention: sensing system: camera2020–2021crash and injury312
19V684000September 27, 2019back over prevention: sensing system: camera2018, 2020crash257,473

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW M550i. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: September 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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