2012 BMW Z4

4 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 7 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints7
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 4 of 4

24V6080002024-08-13

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES

An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.

14V6270002014-10-07

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM

A failure of the brake vacuum pump results in a reduction in braking power that could increase the risk of a crash.

13V4540002013-09-26

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM

A failure of the brake vacuum pump results in a reduction in braking power that could increase the risk of a crash.

12V3020002012-06-28

STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING ASSISTANCE MAY INCREASE THE STEERING EFFORT REQUIRED TO CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF A VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

What owners report most

  • 3ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
  • 2ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 1ENGINE
  • 1STEERING

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Two 2012 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.

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