20V243000
AIR BAGS
In the event of a crash of sufficient severity, deployment of the head air bag may be impaired and/or the igniter could separate from the inflator, increasing the risk of injury.
2018 BMW 530E
4 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 34 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints34
Complaints citing a crash1
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 4 of 4
19V684000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
18V652000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
An electrical shock or a fire can increase the risk of injury or death.
18V465000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
A vehicle stall can increase the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 9SEAT BELTS
- 8AIR BAGS
- 7ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 2STRUCTURE:BODY
- 2SEATS
- 1AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
- 1SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
- 1UNKNOWN OR OTHER
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 BMW 530Es 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.