BMW 840I recalls & problems by year

The BMW 840I has 9 NHTSA recalls and 13 owner complaints across model years 2019–2026. The most complained-about year is the 2022 with 7 complaints.

Model years

YearRecallsComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuriesDeaths
2026 840I 10
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2025 840I 20
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2024 840I 22
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2023 840I 30
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2022 840I 27
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2021 840I 40
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2020 840I 54
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2019 840I 20
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Most reported BMW 840I problems (all years)

BMW 840I recalls

RecallComponentModel yearsUnits
26V525000
Aug 12, 2026		POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT 2022–202627,720
25V644000
Sep 25, 2025		ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY 2020–2025145,102
24V576000
Aug 1, 2024		ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE 2020105,588
23V099000
Feb 17, 2023		ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE 20233,193
21V096000
Feb 19, 2021		BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE 2019–202113,858
21V062000
Feb 10, 2021		SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC 2020–2021893
20V761000
Dec 9, 2020		ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY 2021812
20V164000
Mar 19, 2020		SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER 20203,316
19V684000
Sep 27, 2019		BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 2019257,473