Recall Register

2009 BMW 535I: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2009 BMW 535I. The campaign is 13V407000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Sep 2013. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Tail Lights. NHTSA has 71 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 13V407000, in the NHTSA record

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear lamp bulb carriers free of charge. Owners may contact BMW customer relations at 1-800-525-7417 or email BMW at CustomerRelations@bmwusa.com.
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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 134,100 units in total.

  1. 13V407000Received . 134,100 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Tail Lights

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    BMW is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 528i, 535i, 550i, and M5 passenger cars manufactured from March 1, 2007, through December 31, 2009. Over time, increased resistance at the taillight electrical contact points may cause damage to the ground terminal and housing of the connector resulting in an intermittent or permanent loss of functionality of one or more rear lamp functions (tail, brake, turn-signal, reverse).
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Intermittent light operation reduces the ability to warn other motorists of the driver's intentions, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear lamp bulb carriers free of charge. Owners may contact BMW customer relations at 1-800-525-7417 or email BMW at CustomerRelations@bmwusa.com.

    Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

71 complaints, 100 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 2009 BMW 535I
  • All 2009 vehicles
2009 BMW 535I: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2009 535IAll 2009 vehicles535I, all yearsMentions
Fuel/Propulsion System24035.7148.224
Engine21074.3177.321
Fuel System, Gasoline17014.751.217
Engine and Engine Cooling7021.1547
Power Train6065.862.36
Air Bags50137.870.65
Tires2016.122.22
Suspension2030.1182
Steering20119.820.82
Seat Belts208.527.72

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 18.

Complaints that report a crash
2
Complaints that report a fire
2
Injuries in the complaints
1
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
11 Jul 2025

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2009 BMW 535I, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2017, with 13 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19860
  2. 19880
  3. 19891
  4. 19902
  5. 19913
  6. 19923
  7. 19931
  8. 19941
  9. 19951
  10. 20081
  11. 20091
  12. 20101
  13. 20114
  14. 20121
  15. 20131
  16. 20142
  17. 20150
  18. 20162
  19. 20171

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2009 BMW 535I: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/bmw/535i/2009/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
BMW of North America, LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2009 BMW 535I?
134,100 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the BMW 535I have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the BMW 535I, model years 1986 to 2017. 1 of them names the 2009 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2009 BMW 535I name most often?
Fuel/Propulsion System: 24 of 100 component mentions, or 240 per 1,000. For all 2009 vehicles the figure is 35.7 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2009 BMW 535I open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.