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BMW M6

Every BMW M6 model year on file, 2015 to 2019. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years61 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years52015 to 2019

Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins714Summed across model years

By model year

The 2016 model year drew the most complaints, 4, 67% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Electrical system leads the BMW M6 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system

Seats

Structure

Airbags

Suspension

Seat belts

Engine and cooling

Steering

Speed control

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each BMW M6 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

BMW M6 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2019	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	25
2018	Sedan	1	0.0	8	1	40
2017	Sedan	1	0.0	6	2	172
2016	Sedan	4	25.0	29	1	211
2015	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	266

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW M6

20V-094 Feb 19, 2020
Third brake light may become loose, possibly allowing the light to detach from the vehicle
Lighting · 2,728 vehicles
16V-914 Dec 20, 2016
Affected vehicles have seat- mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash
Airbags · 3,506 vehicles
16V-540 Jul 19, 2016
Affected vehicles have a driveshaft that may have been inadequately welded during manufacturing
Powertrain · 956 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.