The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
BMW M: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
BMW reported 52 incidents alleging a death or injury in a BMW M, model years 2010–2025, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5,616 | 36 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13,669 | 15 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6,152 | 33 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 18,088 | 44 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 19,392 | 52 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7,819 | 38 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8,436 | 24 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10,349 | 19 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13,922 | 22 |
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 | 19 | 0 |
| Other | 10 | 1 |
| Structure | 7 | 0 |
| Steering System | 4 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 3 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 3 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 3 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 2 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
| Suspension System | 1 | 0 |
| Visibility | 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 M puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the BMW M, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-11 | 2025 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-14 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-11-13 | 2025 | IL | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-04-03 | 2025 | PA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2025 Q2 |
| not reported | 2021 | KS | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q1 |
| 2025-02-02 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| 2024-12-08 | 2023 | CT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q2 |
| not reported | 2024 | MD | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-08-02 | 2022 | OR | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-06-18 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure · Forward Collision · Other | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-05-19 | 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-04-18 | 2021 | NY | 0 | 2 | Lane Departure | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-03-01 | 2022 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-10-20 | 2020 | NJ | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q4 |
| 2023-10-15 | 2019 | MI | 1 | 0 | Other | 2025 Q3 |
| 2023-05-14 | 2017 | NC | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-03-29 | 2023 | PA | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2023-01-07 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q4 |
| 2022-12-19 | 2021 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-12-11 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Lane Departure | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-07-14 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-05-20 | 2021 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-03-12 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Service Brake System | 2022 Q1 |
| 2022-01-19 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Air Bags | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-12-16 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-07-28 | 2020 | IA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-04-13 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-04-06 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-03-11 | 2015 | CT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-12-30 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-12-12 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-09-13 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-05-30 | 2020 | VA | 0 | 2 | Electrical System · Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2020 Q2 |
| 2020-03-24 | 2014 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| 2020-02-27 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-11-18 | 2016 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-10-01 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 2 | Other | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-09-26 | 2020 | NY | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-08-11 | 2018 | NY | 0 | 1 | Other | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-04-15 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Suspension System | 2019 Q2 |
| 2018-10-30 | 2016 | NM | 0 | 1 | Other | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-10-01 | 2013 | GA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2018 Q4 |
| 2017-03-28 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2017 Q2 |
| 2016-10-21 | 2016 | PA | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-02-03 | 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Other | 2016 Q2 |
| 2015-11-26 | 2015 | NV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-08-27 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2015 Q4 |
| 2015-05-15 | 2015 | VA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2015 Q3 |
| 2013-07-19 | 2011 | IL | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2015 Q3 |
| 2013-01-12 | 2011 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q3 |
| 2012-02-13 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2012 Q2 |
| 2011-05-02 | 2010 | MI | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2011 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice BMW received alleging a death or injury in a BMW M and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a M that sold more will have more rows. All BMW models · What these reports are, and are not.