Model year record

2017 BMW 650i recalls & problems

The 2017 BMW 650i has 1 safety recall and 1 owner complaint on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is seats (1 complaint).

Recalls1safety recalls

Complaints1filed by owners

Crashes · fires0 · 0reported in complaints

Injuries · deaths0 · 0reported in complaints

Safety recalls

Air bagsDec 20, 2016

Air bags

Recall 16V9140003,506 vehicles

Problem: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2017 BMW 640i, 640i xDrive, 650i, 650i xDrive, M6, 535i, 535i xDrive, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive, M4, X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, i3, i8, Rolls-Royce Dawn, Mini Clubman Cooper, Clubman Cooper S, Cooper All4, Cooper S All4, Mini 4-Door Cooper, Cooper S, Mini 2-Door Cooper, Cooper S, John Cooper Works and 2016 BMW 528i, 528i xDrive, 535i, 535i xDrive, 550i, 550i xDrive, M5 and 535d vehicles. The affected vehicles have seat- mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash.
Risk: If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the seat-mounted air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.

Fuel economy

650i xDrive Coupe

19mpg combined

City / highway	16 / 24 mpg
Fuel	Premium Gasoline

4.4 L · 8 cyl · Automatic (S8) · All-Wheel Drive · about $4,350/year to fuel

650i Coupe

19mpg combined

City / highway	17 / 24 mpg
Fuel	Premium Gasoline

4.4 L · 8 cyl · Automatic (S8) · Rear-Wheel Drive · about $4,350/year to fuel

650i Convertible

19mpg combined

City / highway	17 / 24 mpg
Fuel	Premium Gasoline

4.4 L · 8 cyl · Automatic (S8) · Rear-Wheel Drive · about $4,350/year to fuel

650i Gran Coupe

19mpg combined

City / highway	17 / 24 mpg
Fuel	Premium Gasoline

4.4 L · 8 cyl · Automatic (S8) · Rear-Wheel Drive · about $4,350/year to fuel

650i xDrive Convertible

18mpg combined

City / highway	15 / 24 mpg
Fuel	Premium Gasoline

4.4 L · 8 cyl · Automatic (S8) · All-Wheel Drive · about $4,550/year to fuel

650i xDrive Gran Coupe

18mpg combined

City / highway	15 / 24 mpg
Fuel	Premium Gasoline

4.4 L · 8 cyl · Automatic (S8) · All-Wheel Drive · about $4,550/year to fuel

EPA estimates from fueleconomy.gov for each engine and transmission sold. Annual cost is the EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles a year at its current fuel and electricity price assumptions. Your results will vary.

What owners report

Problem area	Complaints	Typical mileage*
Seats	1	—
StructureBody	1	—
Electrical system	1	—

*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.

Recent owner complaints

Seats
The BMW 650i Gran Coupe experienced a trunk release failure on 6/4/2023. The emergency release handle is in the very rear of the trunk. The only release levers to fold the seats down are also in the very rear of the trunk. The only way to access the trunk is thru a small opening behind the armrest. With a loaded trunk there is no reasonable way to open the trunk once the electronic release system has failed. This can be very dangerous, for example, medication locked inside the trunk and inaccessible. There are many worse possible scenarios.
Jun 4, 2023

Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.

NHTSA defect investigations

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureOpen
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substance that traps and holds moisture) in US vehicles are under recall. These "non-desiccated" inflators either have been or are required to be replaced.In some cases, the remedy part for these recalled…
EA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021