2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2024 BMW i4. Owners have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any BMW dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2024 BMW i4. Check your i4 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 26 complaints with NHTSA about the 2024 BMW i4, reporting 8 crashes, 3 injuries. BMW has issued at least 48 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA about the 2024 BMW i4. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“As I was easing my 2024 BMW i4 xDrive40 onto Church Street from a cross street on May 11, 2026, my car suddenly accelerated and crashed into the car in front of me. The acceleration was "un-commanded. The accident occured a bit before 2:20 pm. Driving conditions were ideal.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11741305
“am writing to report an incident involving my vehicle. While entering my driveway, the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated and did not recognize that the garage door was closed.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11736985
“I was parking my car and there was a car that was car parked beside the place I pulling into to. I had backed up and when took my foot off the brake the car took off and struck the corner of the parked car. It literally took off.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11688849
“On March 2, 2025, while driving my BMW i4 with my daughter, the vehicle suddenly spun out twice into oncoming freeway traffic during a routine lane change, violently crashing into an embankment. Thankfully, we weren't physically hurt, but my daughter was deeply traumatized.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11655270
“The contact owned a 2024 BMW i4 eDrive40. The contact stated that while slowing for a traffic signal, as he slowed down to approximately 10 MPH and was coming to a full stop, the vehicle failed to stop.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11621231
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2024 BMW i4 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any BMW dealer.