21V554000
SEAT BELTS
During a crash, a seat belt retractor that does not function as intended increases the risk of injury.
2021 BMW 540I
5 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints13
Complaints citing a crash3
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
21V096000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
If the driver relies on only the rearview camera image, the missing or reduced rearview image view can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
21V046000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
A broken output shaft can lead to a loss of drive power or a rollaway condition in a parked vehicle (if the parking brake is not engaged), increasing the risk of a crash.
20V761000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
Increased electrical resistance can increase the risk of a fire.
20V598000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
If the driver relies on only the rearview camera image, the reduced rearview image view can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
What owners report most
- 3SERVICE BRAKES
- 2POWER TRAIN
- 1ENGINE
- 1FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- 1FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
- 1SEAT BELTS
- 1STEERING
- 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 BMW 540Is 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.