23V707000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Loose or broken VANOS unit bolts can result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
2010 BMW 5 SERIES
5 safety recall campaigns, 9 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints9
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 5 of 5
22V119000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
An electrical short can cause the PCV valve heater to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire while driving or, soon after driving when parked.
12V126000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
OVERHEATING COULD LEAD TO A FIRE, EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN USE. AS A PRECAUTION, OWNERS ARE ADVISED TO PARK OUTSIDE UNTIL THE REMEDY HAS BEEN MADE.
10V446000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
POWER ASSIST BRAKING PERFORMANCE COULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED. IN EXTREME CASES THERE COULD BE A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST BRAKING. AN UNEXPECTED REDUCTION OR LOSS IN POWER BRAKING ASSIST MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
10V331000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
IF THIS OCCURS, THE FUEL GAUGE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD DISPLAY A LARGER AMOUNT OF FUEL THAN WAS ACTUALLY IN THE TANK. AS A RESULT, IF THE TANK BECAME EMPTY, THE VEHICLE COULD STALL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
What owners report most
- 1AIR BAGS
- 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 1ENGINE
- 1ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 1FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- 1FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 1STRUCTURE:BODY
- 1UNKNOWN OR OTHER
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2010 BMW 5 SERIESs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.