The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
BMW i4: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
BMW reported 31 incidents alleging a death or injury in a BMW i4, model years 2022–2025, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3,766 | 106 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 21,636 | 51 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 5,196 | 250 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24,634 | 12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 13 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 5 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 5 | 0 |
| Suspension System | 4 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 3 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 2 | 0 |
| Power Train | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 2 | 0 |
| Wheels | 1 | 0 |
| ESC | 1 | 0 |
| Structure | 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 i4 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the BMW i4, 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 | 2024 | MI | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2026 Q1 |
| 2026-01-02 | 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-25 | 2023 | GA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision · Lane Departure | 2026 Q1 |
| not reported | 2025 | MA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-11-29 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-10-10 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-09-15 | 2024 | MO | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-29 | 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-14 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Wheels · Air Bags · Lane Departure | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-06-21 | 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control · Forward Collision | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-05-02 | 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-04-18 | 2024 | AZ | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-03-08 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Suspension System | 2025 Q2 |
| not reported | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-17 | 2024 | CT | 0 | 1 | ESC | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-11-12 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-18 | 2023 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-07-21 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 3 | Suspension System · Lane Departure | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-05-20 | 2024 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-03-03 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 2 | Suspension System · Lane Departure | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-03-03 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 2 | Suspension System | 2024 Q1 |
| not reported | 2023 | CT | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-02-08 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-01-29 | 2024 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-08-12 | 2023 | VA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-08-12 | 2023 | VA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-06-23 | 2023 | IN | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2023 Q2 |
| not reported | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-05 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2023 Q2 |
| not reported | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-09-26 | 2022 | VA | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure | 2022 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice BMW received alleging a death or injury in a BMW i4 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a i4 that sold more will have more rows. All BMW models · What these reports are, and are not.