BMW 535I Recalls

The BMW 535i has 4 recalls spanning 1991 to 2016, with the most serious being a faulty crash sensor control module on 2011 models where the driver and passenger airbags, seatbelt pretensioners, and active head restraints may not deploy or activate correctly in a crash, raising the risk of injury. The 2016 model year has a separate safety equipment issue: the left rear inboard child seat lower anchor may have been bent downward during manufacturing, preventing a child safety seat from fully locking into both anchors and leaving the child less protected in a crash. On 2008-2010 models, the tail lights can operate intermittently, reducing the vehicle's visibility to drivers behind it. Going back to the 1991 model year, a locking tab in the steering wheel's airbag contact ring can break without warning, eventually causing the wiring to fail and disabling the airbag system.