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BMW 540i recalls: 11 US campaigns

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Campaigns naming each model year, as filed with NHTSA

This page lists every US recall campaign that named the BMW 540i for model year 2010 or later, as filed with NHTSA. It counts 11 campaigns. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority. The list was read from the NHTSA flat file FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.txt (file dated 10 September 2026) and this index was built on 11 September 2026. Each campaign links to the site's own page for it, where one exists, or to the notice at NHTSA.

Campaigns, newest first

CampaignModel years namedComponentWording
26V5252021 to 2023Power Train: Driveline: Driveshaftno change caught
24V6972024Electronic Stability Control (ESC): Control Moduleno change caught
21V5982020Engineno change caught
21V5542021Seat Beltsno change caught
21V0962020 to 2021Back Over Prevention: Softwareno change caught
21V0462020 to 2021Power Train: Driveline: Driveshaftno change caught
20V7612021Electrical System: 12v/24v/48v Batteryno change caught
20V5982020 to 2021Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camerano change caught
20V2432017Air Bags: Frontal: Passenger Side: Inflator Moduleno change caught
19V6842018 to 2020Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camerano change caught
18V4652018Engine And Engine Cooling: Engineno change caught

None of these notices has been caught changing wording after publication so far.

Campaigns by model year

How many of the 11 campaigns named each model year. One campaign usually names several years, so the bars add up to more than the total.

  • 20171
  • 20182
  • 20191
  • 20205
  • 20216
  • 20221
  • 20231
  • 20241

Systems recalled most often

Taken from the first part of the component field in the NHTSA file, one entry per campaign.

  • Back Over Prevention3
  • Power Train2
  • Electronic Stability Control (ESC)1
  • Engine1
  • Seat Belts1
  • Electrical System1
  • Air Bags1
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1

See recalls by manufacturer for every maker in the file, or check your car against the authority's register. Wording changes for this model are also available as an RSS feed.

How to cite: CarsMultiverse, "BMW 540i recalls", index built 11 September 2026 from FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.txt (NHTSA flat file). https://carsmultiverse.com/bmw-540i-recalls/ The site is independent. For the official record, cite the NHTSA notice for each campaign.

Every campaign, as the authority wrote it

3 of these campaigns are listed below. The page behind every number carries the fault, the fix and the wording as filed - and any later change to that wording.

The rest of the BMW record

Every BMW campaign we hold, newest first, with the ones caught being rewritten marked.

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BMW 540i across the registers

This site holds seven national and European registers. BMW 540i is named on 6 American notices, 3 Canadian and 7 Japanese. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules. Nothing here says any one of them is another one in a different country.

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BMW 540i, 16 recall notices held in 3 registers, every version kept at CarsMultiverse

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