https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540d New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the BMW 540d. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:35:37 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540d https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540d#recall-24V588000-bmw-bmw-540d-2018 Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 540d xDrive vehicles that were previously repaired under recall number 22V-614. The exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooler may leak internally, causing coolant to mix with diesel engine soot, which could result in smoldering particles and a melting intake manifold. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540d https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540d#complaint-2007738 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT The 540d has swirl flaps on the intake manifold to regulate air intake so it adjusts how much air the intake manifold feeds the engine. There's an actuator motor that connects to the swirl flap shaft that connects via a plastic linkage. When the linkage breaks, the flaps are no longer controlled by the actuator and stays in its semi closed state. The result is when you give it full throttle, it https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540d https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540d#complaint-2007739 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT The 540d has swirl flaps on the intake manifold to regulate air intake so it adjusts how much air the intake manifold feeds the engine. There's an actuator motor that connects to the swirl flap shaft that connects via a plastic linkage. When the linkage breaks, the flaps are no longer controlled by the actuator and stays in its semi closed state. The result is when you give it full throttle, it https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540d https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540d#complaint-1972616 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT My passenger restraint system randomly faults. Problem with passenger seat mat. Many BMW owners have reported the issue. Should be recalled by BMW. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540d https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540d#recall-22V614000-bmw-bmw-540d-2018 Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 540d xDrive vehicles equipped with an Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) module with an integrated cooler. The EGR cooler may leak internally, causing coolant to mix with diesel engine soot, which could result in smoldering particles and a melting intake manifold. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540d https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540d#complaint-1827080 Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT There is an exhaust leak which has developed in the turbo. This causes untreated fumes and soot to be emitted in the engine compartment. This untreated exhaust makes its way into the passenger cabin, putting passengers at safety risk due to untreated exhaust fumes entering the cabin. The dealership has acknowledged the issue and describes it as follows: "The soot that you have seen and the smel https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540d https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540d#recall-19V684000-bmw-bmw-540d-2018 Fri, 27 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 540d, 2018-2020 530i, 530i xDrive, 540i, 540i xDrive, M550i xDrive, M5, 530e, 530e xDrive, X3 sDrive, X3 xDrive, X3 M40i, X3 M, and 2019-2020 X4 xDrive, X4 M40i, X4 M, X7 xDrive, X7 M50i, 740Li, 740Li xDrive, 750Li, 750Li xDrive, 8 Series Convertible and Coupe 840i, 840i xDrive, M850i xDrive, X5 sDrive, X5 xDrive, X5 M50i, X6 xDrive, X6 M50 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540d https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540d#recall-18V465000-bmw-bmw-540d-2018 Thu, 12 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 BMW 540d xDrive vehicles. The crankshaft sensor may be equipped with incorrect firmware, preventing the sensor from properly processing input from the crankshaft reluctor ring, possibly resulting in a vehicle stall. On September 12, 2018, BMW expanded the recall to a total of 5,309 vehicles including certain 2018-2019 BMW 540d xDrive, 2