# NHTSA recall 16V540000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V540000
- Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
- Reported: 2016\-07\-19
- Owners notified: 2016\-09\-09
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- Units potentially affected: 956

## What is wrong

BMW of North America, LLC \(BMW\) is recalling certain model year 2015 BMW M5 sedans manufactured September 4, 2014, through December 4, 2014, 2015 M6 coupes manufactured September 3, 2014, through December 3, 2014, 2015 M6 convertibles manufactured September 8, 2014, through December 4, 2014, and 2015 M6 Gran Coupe vehicles manufactured September3, 2014, through December 4, 2014.  The affected vehicles have a driveshaft that may have been inadequately welded during manufacturing.


## What can happen

Due to the improper weld, the driveshaft may fracture and fail, causing loss of drive to the rear wheels and a loss of propulsion.  Additionally, if the car is turned off and exited without the parking brake applied, the car may roll.  Either condition increases the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the driveshaft, as necessary, free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin during September 2016.  Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1\-800\-525\-7417.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-01\-25
- Vehicles in the campaign: 956
- Reported remedied: 870 \(91%\)
- Reported unreachable: 24
- Reported removed: 17

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2015 BMW M5](/makes/bmw/m5/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-09\-03 to 2014\-12\-04.
- [2015 BMW M6](/makes/bmw/m6/2015/recalls.md). Built 2014\-09\-03 to 2014\-12\-04.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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