https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the BMW M4. en-us Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:45:13 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-2155154 Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2016 BMW M4. The contact stated that under previous ownership, the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign: 15V782000 (Power Train) at a local dealer. The contact stated that two years later, the contact was unsure if the vehicle was included or repaired under NHTSA Campaign: 18V713000 (Power Train). The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle shudd https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-2023453 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT The instrument cluster display no longer functions. Unable to see odometer. Unable to see any vehicle warnings such as fuel warnings, airbag warnings, adas warnings. If I am unable to utilize the instrument cluster display it puts myself and others in harms way as if there is an issue with the vehicle or a warning, I would be unaware as there is no way for that information to reach me. The issue h https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-2020636 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT The fuel tank was leaking a substantial amount of fuel. Yes it is. Our safety was put at risk due to the fuel leak. Any small spark, overheating or if somebody threw a cigarette butt out of their window could have ignited our car. BMW informed me to immediately cease driving the car and bring to the dealership right away. Problem was confirmed by dealership as stated on the attached invoice. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-2019607 Mon, 26 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? Fuel Tank on my BMW under 50k miles started leaking after a fill up. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? I didn't notice any leaks at the gas station but once I got home, pulled in my garage I noticed the smell of fuel, figured I just spilled a bit. I left my car to go get read https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-2000908 Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT Filled car with gas and drove home , came out 10 minutes later to a puddle of fuel under car , from the fuel tank on the rear driver side https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1999322 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT Vehicle brake very very loudly. BMw claims this is normal, this is not true. Vehicle has extremely low miles and performs bad when braking. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1997754 Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT I had the issue relating to this bullitin [XXX] This issue resulted in both rear window regulators going out due to the water. BMW USA denied to perform any goodwill repair or even acknowledge this issue. This issue consequently results in the convertible top malfunctioning as it cannot roll the rear windows down Many BMW convertible customers have had this issue as it is readily present wi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1988275 Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT The rear cross traffic alert does not work, it does not give any acoustic warning like the commercial said.( [XXX] ) . I have tried to talk to the dealer, but had no solution for this. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#recall-24V288000-bmw-bmw-m4-2015 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2014-2015 2 Series Coupe (228i, 228i xDrive, M235i), 3 Series Sedan (320i, 320i xDrive, 328i, 328i xDrive, 335i, 335i xDrive, M3, 328d, 328d xDrive), 4 Series Coupe (428i, 428i xDrive, 435i, 435i xDrive, M4), and 2015 4 Series Gran Coupe (428i, 428i xDrive, 435i, 435i xDrive) vehicles. The head air bag inflator may fail at the weld joint, which https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1923864 Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT Fuel tank was leaking. I brought it in to BMW of San Antonio who found the left side top area of fuel tank leaking fuel from the sealed portion. Heat caused the top of fuel tank to expand and crack. BMW of SA required me to buy a replacement fuel tank. When I said, if I buy the replacement fuel tank, won't this issue keep reoccurring every time it gets hot. The tech advised that BMW was aware of t https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1909773 Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT I think the fuel tank has cracked on the upper portion of the tank. I noticed a smell of gas on my way home from filling gas and when I got home I realized there was a puddle of gas sitting underneath my car. I jacked up the car and inspected the underneath and saw nothing, I noticed the gas was leaking from a higher spot, somewhere I couldnt see. Ive read on forums that its happened before to a f https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1897124 Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT Both front steering bearing carriers (knuckles) cracked... this is a well documented defect on the M4 GTS model that BMW has not addressed. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1844454 Thu, 29 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT COMPANY IS SELLING REFLECTOR INSERTS THAT ARE NOT LEGAL. THE REMOVAL OF SAFETY DEVICE(S) IS SUSPECT AT THIS TIME. THE PART REMOVES THE REFLECTIVE SAFETY FEATURE AND REPLACES WITH A DULL BLACK INSERT PREVENTING REFLECTION OF SAID VEHICLE RENDERING A POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. I DO NOT USE THE PRODUCT. THESE PRODUCTS ARE SYSTEMATICALLY AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE BY MULTIPLE VENDORS. PLEASE ADVISE. THIS IS https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1818933 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT The car only has 500 miles. It is a show car not taken out of the garage. Went to change oil and inspection sticker. Found to have a bad front knuckle. It is cracked. Many forums on this. This car is limited and has very low miles by owners. This should not be occurring https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1818073 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2020 BMW M4. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, there was a failure with the wheelbase and the front end was raising off the ground while turning. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact performed a personal diagnosis with adaptive mobility deactivated. The vehicle was towed to the residence and then towed to the local dealer to https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1818074 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2020 BMW M4. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, there was a failure with the wheelbase and the front end was raising off the ground while turning. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact performed a personal diagnosis with adaptive mobility deactivated. The vehicle was towed to the residence and then towed to the local dealer to https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1804689 Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT The problem has been reproduced and the car went back to dealership with the same problem for the 3rd time. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1790560 Thu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT The BMW OEM intercooler/charge air cooler is a known faulty equipment issue within this generation of cars/engine (S55 Engine, F80, F82, F87 chassis) and I have thousands of people within the community that were affected and willing to attest to this. This issue is a safety risk as having the intercooler leak coolant into the combustion chambers this will be a catastrophically damage the engine. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#recall-21V554000-bmw-bmw-m4-2021 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021 2 Series (230i, 230i xDrive, M240i, M240i xDrive), 330e, 330e Xdrive, 4 Series Coupe (430i, 430i xDrive, M440i xDrive) M4 Coupe, M4 Competition Coupe, BMW 4 Series Convertible (430i, M440i), BMW X1 sDrive28i, xDrive28i, 2 Series Gran Coupe (228i, 228i xDrive, M235i xDrive), M2 Competition Coupe, 330i, 330i xDrive, M340i, M340i xDrive, M3, M https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1738064 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT THE BILLET ALUMINUM STEERING KNUCKLES/STEERING CARRIERS ARE CRACKED AT ONE OF TWO BOLT POINTS CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN. THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND BMW SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE REPLACEMENT PART. THIS BILLET ALUMINUM PART IS SPECIFIC TO THE 2016 BMW M4 GTS, A LIMITED EDITION BMW M4. APPROXIMATELY 800 M4 GTS'S WERE EVER BUILT AND THESE PARTS ARE FAILING AT ALL https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1738065 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT THE BILLET ALUMINUM STEERING KNUCKLES/STEERING CARRIERS ARE CRACKED AT ONE OF TWO BOLT POINTS CAUSING A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN. THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND BMW SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE REPLACEMENT PART. THIS BILLET ALUMINUM PART IS SPECIFIC TO THE 2016 BMW M4 GTS, A LIMITED EDITION BMW M4. APPROXIMATELY 800 M4 GTS'S WERE EVER BUILT AND THESE PARTS ARE FAILING AT ALL https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#recall-21V062000-bmw-bmw-m4-2021 Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020-2021 8 Series Coupe, Grand Coupe and convertible 840i, 840i xDrive, M850i xDrive, M8 and 740 Li, 740 Li xDrive, 750 Li xDrive, M760 Li xDrive, X6 sDrive40i, X6 xDrive40i, X6 xdrive50i, X6 M50i, X6M, and 2019-2021 X5 sDrive40i, X5 xDrive40i, X5 xDrive50i, X5 M50i, X5M, X7 xDrive40i, X7 xDrive50i, X7 M50i, and 2021 M3, M3 Competition, M4 Coup https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#recall-20V666000-bmw-bmw-m4-2020 Thu, 29 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2020-2021 M2 Coupe and 2020 M4 Coupe vehicles. Fuel injectors may have been installed without a damping component which is used to reduce vibration. If a damping component is not present, vibration will increase at the connection between the fuel line and the fuel rail, which over time, can result in damage at the connection. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1680690 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT I WAS DRIVING LIKE I NORMALLY DO TO WORK AND MY TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WENT LIMP AND A FEW MOMENTS LATER THE CLUTCH TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALSO. IT STOPPED DOING IT FOR A WHILE AND NOW IT DOES IT VERY OFTEN BUT DOES NOT PUT A CODE IN THE CARS COMPUTER DATABASE SO IT CAN'T BE TRACKED. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN A IN CITY WITH LIGHTS ETC AND SOMETIMES ON THE HI https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1676240 Sun, 12 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT DIAGNOSED WITH COOLING SYSTEM ISSUE, 2ND COOLING SYSTEM DRY/LOW OR LEAKING, TRANSMISSION ISSUE, CODE 537, POWER TRAIN ISSUE, CAR IS QUICK SHIFTING AND SKIPPING FROM 5TH TO 7TH GEAR WITH A BUZZING SOUND, AND WITHOUT A DROP IN POWER. THE CAR ONLY HAS 48,000 MILES. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR 5 MONTHS AGO FROM A MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIP IN TYLER, TEXAS. IT SHOWS ON THIS SIGHT THAT THERE'S 3 RECALLS. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1676241 Sun, 12 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT DIAGNOSED WITH COOLING SYSTEM ISSUE, 2ND COOLING SYSTEM DRY/LOW OR LEAKING, TRANSMISSION ISSUE, CODE 537, POWER TRAIN ISSUE, CAR IS QUICK SHIFTING AND SKIPPING FROM 5TH TO 7TH GEAR WITH A BUZZING SOUND, AND WITHOUT A DROP IN POWER. THE CAR ONLY HAS 48,000 MILES. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR 5 MONTHS AGO FROM A MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIP IN TYLER, TEXAS. IT SHOWS ON THIS SIGHT THAT THERE'S 3 RECALLS. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1676242 Sun, 12 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT DIAGNOSED WITH COOLING SYSTEM ISSUE, 2ND COOLING SYSTEM DRY/LOW OR LEAKING, TRANSMISSION ISSUE, CODE 537, POWER TRAIN ISSUE, CAR IS QUICK SHIFTING AND SKIPPING FROM 5TH TO 7TH GEAR WITH A BUZZING SOUND, AND WITHOUT A DROP IN POWER. THE CAR ONLY HAS 48,000 MILES. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR 5 MONTHS AGO FROM A MERCEDES BENZ DEALERSHIP IN TYLER, TEXAS. IT SHOWS ON THIS SIGHT THAT THERE'S 3 RECALLS. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1673447 Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON MARCH 10, 2020 FOR SERVICING. DURING THE TIME THEY HAD MY CAR, THEY REPLACED MY FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS, COMPLETED THE INSPECTION, AND GAVE ME THE CAR BACK AFTER A COUPLE DAYS. ON APRIL 10, 2020, I TOOK MY CAR INTO SERVICE AGAIN AS I WAS HAVING DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTIONS CONSTANTLY. SEVERAL WEEKS OF BEING IN THE SHOP, BMW SERVICE TECHNICIANS FOUND THAT COOLING FLUID https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1673448 Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON MARCH 10, 2020 FOR SERVICING. DURING THE TIME THEY HAD MY CAR, THEY REPLACED MY FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS, COMPLETED THE INSPECTION, AND GAVE ME THE CAR BACK AFTER A COUPLE DAYS. ON APRIL 10, 2020, I TOOK MY CAR INTO SERVICE AGAIN AS I WAS HAVING DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTIONS CONSTANTLY. SEVERAL WEEKS OF BEING IN THE SHOP, BMW SERVICE TECHNICIANS FOUND THAT COOLING FLUID https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4 https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-m4#complaint-1662905 Wed, 13 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK FAIL TO UNLOCK TO ALLOW DOOR OPEN WHEN INTERIOR DOOR RELEASE PULLED. OCCURRED OCCASIONALLY AT FIRST, NOW REGULARLY BUT NOT ALWAYS. THE CAR DESIGNED TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCKS WHEN DRIVEN, ONCE CAR PARKED AND READY TO GET OUT, DOOR LEVER FAILS TO UNLOCK AND ALLOW DOOR TO OPEN. NORMALLY FIRST PULL OF INTERIOR DOOR LEVER UNLOCKS AND SECOND RELEASES DOOR. WHEN THIS ISSUE HAPPENS FIRS