24V576000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
A starter motor that overheats can ignite nearby combustible material in the engine compartment, increasing the risk of a fire.
2020 BMW M340I
10 safety recall campaigns, 62 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns10
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints62
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 6 of 10
23V584000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
An audible chime that does not properly alert the driver to fasten their seat belt increases the risk of injury in a crash.
23V211000
SEATS
An improperly welded seat frame may not properly restrain the occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
21V598000
ENGINE
Loss of braking assist can increase the risk of a crash.
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.
20V355000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
A damaged or fractured tie rod may affect vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 34ENGINE
- 9UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 6ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 3ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 3FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 2POWER TRAIN
- 2TIRES
- 1WHEELS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2020 BMW M340Is 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.