26V056000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
Fire increases the risk of injury.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints0
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
25V636000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY
A short circuit in the starter relay may increase the risk of a fire.
21V598000
ENGINE
Loss of braking assist can increase the risk of a crash.
21V554000
SEAT BELTS
During a crash, a seat belt retractor that does not function as intended increases the risk of injury.
20V700000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
The failed weld may allow fuel to leak, increasing the risk of a fire in the presence of an ignition source.
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 BMW Z4s 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.