2008 BMW 6 SERIES

2 safety recall campaigns, 11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns2
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints11
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 2 of 2

12V1260002012-03-26

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.

10V4460002010-10-01

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.

What owners report most

  • 3ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 2ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
  • 1SEATS
  • 1STRUCTURE
  • 1TIRES
  • 1AIR BAGS
  • 1UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 1POWER TRAIN

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2008 BMW 6 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.

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