18V248000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
If the circuit board were to overheat, it can increase the risk of a fire.
2011 BMW 550I
3 safety recall campaigns, 144 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints144
Complaints citing a crash3
Complaints citing a fire21
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 3 of 3
16V832000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
Depending on the severity of the crash, inadequate activation of the driver and/or passenger air bags, safety belt pre-tensioners and active head restraints may increase the risk of injury.
16V746000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
The loose wires may cause the connector to melt, resulting in a fuel leak. Additionally, the fuel pump may stop working, possibly causing an engine stall and increase the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 32ENGINE
- 20ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 14FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 13POWER TRAIN
- 12TIRES
- 8UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 6WHEELS
- 5AIR BAGS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2011 BMW 550Is 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.