The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
BMW 6 Series: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
BMW reported 23 incidents alleging a death or injury in a BMW 6 Series, model years 2006–2018, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3,346 | 30 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3,791 | 26 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 12 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 4 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 3 | 0 |
| Other | 3 | 0 |
| Fire | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| Structure | 1 | 1 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the BMW 6 Series puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the BMW 6 Series, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-15 | 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-12-31 | 2016 | VA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-06-15 | 2016 | VA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-05-02 | 2018 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2021-10-22 | 2014 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-07-31 | 2014 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2021 Q3 |
| 2020-05-20 | 2017 | VA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2020 Q3 |
| 2018-08-04 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q4 |
| 2017-07-24 | 2012 | FL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-05-26 | 2010 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q2 |
| 2016-02-18 | 2013 | IN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| 2016-01-08 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-10-12 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-10-09 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-07-15 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2015 Q3 |
| 2015-05-04 | 2015 | TN | 0 | 1 | Seats · Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-02-07 | 2012 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q1 |
| 2015-01-08 | 2014 | MA | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2015 Q1 |
| 2012-12-12 | 2006 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2013 Q4 |
| 2012-02-21 | 2012 | NV | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2012 Q2 |
| 2011-09-08 | 2006 | BE | 1 | 0 | Structure | 2014 Q1 |
| 2011-05-27 | 2006 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2011 Q3 |
| 2010-06-14 | 2006 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2011 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice BMW received alleging a death or injury in a BMW 6 Series and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a 6 Series that sold more will have more rows. All BMW models · What these reports are, and are not.