The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
BMW 7 Series: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
BMW reported 53 incidents alleging a death or injury in a BMW 7 Series, model years 2001–2026, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 7 | — | — |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4,926 | 81 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5,009 | 100 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 8,349 | 72 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8,327 | 36 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5,619 | 36 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4,985 | 40 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7,132 | 84 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7,825 | 38 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6,456 | 15 |
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 | 16 | 0 |
| Structure | 8 | 0 |
| Other | 8 | 1 |
| Steering System | 5 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 5 | 0 |
| Fire | 4 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 3 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 3 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 2 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 1 | 0 |
| Suspension System | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
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 7 Series puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the BMW 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| not reported | 2026 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-10-10 | 2024 | OH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-15 | 2022 | MO | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-01-05 | 2022 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| not reported | 2023 | AL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q4 |
| not reported | 2023 | GA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System | 2024 Q4 |
| not reported | 2020 | IL | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-27 | 2024 | VA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q4 |
| not reported | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2024 Q3 |
| not reported | 2019 | FL | 0 | 2 | Steering System | 2024 Q3 |
| not reported | 2023 | NY | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q3 |
| not reported | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Structure | 2024 Q2 |
| not reported | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-02-08 | 2023 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-25 | 2021 | AL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q1 |
| not reported | 2023 | — | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q4 |
| not reported | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Structure | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-01-23 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-10-05 | 2014 | SC | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2022 Q4 |
| not reported | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2022 Q3 |
| not reported | 2018 | TX | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-12-16 | 2016 | GA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-08-31 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2021-07-09 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-03-05 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-12-30 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-09-04 | 2019 | NC | 0 | 1 | Other | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-09-02 | 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts · Electrical System · Forward Collision | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-06-12 | 2014 | NC | 0 | 2 | Other | 2020 Q2 |
| 2020-05-28 | 2016 | FL | 1 | 0 | Other | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-03-06 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-02-19 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Other | 2021 Q1 |
| 2019-06-11 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2018-12-20 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 3 | Other | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-12-12 | 2018 | CO | 0 | 1 | Other | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-11-08 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-11-08 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-10-31 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-10-23 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2018 Q4 |
| 2017-03-13 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-01-31 | 2017 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q1 |
| 2016-08-12 | 2016 | PA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-08-02 | 2013 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q3 |
| 2015-12-23 | 2011 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control · Seat Belts | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-07-09 | 2015 | MI | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-04-14 | 2011 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fuel System · Engine and Cooling System · Suspension System | 2015 Q4 |
| 2014-11-20 | 2006 | GA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2014 Q4 |
| 2014-08-17 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q4 |
| 2012-10-13 | 2006 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2012 Q4 |
| 2012-01-13 | 2012 | FL | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2012 Q2 |
| 2010-04-17 | 2007 | VA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2011 Q1 |
| 2010-03-09 | 2008 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q2 |
| 2010-01-15 | 2001 | IL | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2010 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice BMW received alleging a death or injury in a BMW 7 Series and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a 7 Series that sold more will have more rows. All BMW models · What these reports are, and are not.