BMW Z4

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Coverage held for this vehicle

  • OFFICIAL ACTION 94 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 2,357 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 12 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 2,554 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 108 Canada Recalls

These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

  • 26V438000 2026-07-08

    Recall 26V438000

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Supra, 2022-2025 2 Series Coupe, 2021-2023 5 Series, 2022-2026 Z4, 2023-2024 4 Series Gran Coupe, 4 Series Convertible, 4 Series Coupe, 3 Series, 2021-2025 X4, and 2021-2024 X3 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of all models. The engine starter may overheat and catch fire…

    Recorded model years: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

  • 26V438000 2026-07-08

    Recall 26V438000

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Supra, 2022-2025 2 Series Coupe, 2021-2023 5 Series, 2022-2026 Z4, 2023-2024 4 Series Gran Coupe, 4 Series Convertible, 4 Series Coupe, 3 Series, 2021-2025 X4, and 2021-2024 X3 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of all models. The engine starter may overheat and catch fire…

    Recorded model years: 2024

  • 26V438000 2026-07-08

    Recall 26V438000

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Supra, 2022-2025 2 Series Coupe, 2021-2023 5 Series, 2022-2026 Z4, 2023-2024 4 Series Gran Coupe, 4 Series Convertible, 4 Series Coupe, 3 Series, 2021-2025 X4, and 2021-2024 X3 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of all models. The engine starter may overheat and catch fire…

    Recorded model years: 2025

Showing 3 of 94 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

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Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

  • 11034458 2026-06-27

    B520120

    When getting in or out of the vehicle, a groaning noise can be heard from the opening (aperture) in the seat backrest. The noise may be heard from one or both of the front seats.

    Recorded model years: 2024

  • 11034458 2026-06-27

    B520120

    When getting in or out of the vehicle, a groaning noise can be heard from the opening (aperture) in the seat backrest. The noise may be heard from one or both of the front seats.

    Recorded model years: 2024

  • 11032735 2026-05-06

    B012016

    The Footwell Module (FRM) limited warranty for defects in materials and / or workmanship has been supplementarily increased to 15 years / 186,000 miles as determined from the original first in-service / delivery date.

    Recorded model years: 2010

Showing 3 of 2,357 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

  • PE13030 2013-09-06

    Loss of power assist braking

    In a letter dated September 26, 2013, BMW Group submitted a safety recall notice to NHTSA identifying a defect condition in the vacuum pump oil supply that may result in loss of power assist braking in 76,191 model year (MY) 2012 through 2014 BMW 3-Series, 5-Series, X1 SAV, X3 SAV, and Z4 vehicles equipped with 4-cylinder engines (NHTSA Recall 13V-454).According…

    Recorded model years: 2014

  • PE13030 2013-09-06

    Loss of power assist braking

    In a letter dated September 26, 2013, BMW Group submitted a safety recall notice to NHTSA identifying a defect condition in the vacuum pump oil supply that may result in loss of power assist braking in 76,191 model year (MY) 2012 through 2014 BMW 3-Series, 5-Series, X1 SAV, X3 SAV, and Z4 vehicles equipped with 4-cylinder engines (NHTSA Recall 13V-454).According…

    Recorded model years: 2013

  • PE13030 2013-09-06

    Loss of power assist braking

    In a letter dated September 26, 2013, BMW Group submitted a safety recall notice to NHTSA identifying a defect condition in the vacuum pump oil supply that may result in loss of power assist braking in 76,191 model year (MY) 2012 through 2014 BMW 3-Series, 5-Series, X1 SAV, X3 SAV, and Z4 vehicles equipped with 4-cylinder engines (NHTSA Recall 13V-454).According…

    Recorded model years: 2012, 2013, 2014

Showing 3 of 12 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

  • 2026331 2026-07-08

    Transport Canada recall 2026331

    Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

    Recorded model years: 2024

  • 2026331 2026-07-08

    Transport Canada recall 2026331

    Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

    Recorded model years: 2023

  • 2026331 2026-07-08

    Transport Canada recall 2026331

    Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

    Recorded model years: 2025

Showing 3 of 108 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

2,554 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.

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