2014 BMW 640i Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2014 BMW 640i. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 6, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Unknown”
“Both doors fail to unlock when the power is out. Lifting the inside door handle does not unlock the door. They only way to unlock the door is to use the electornic unlock button. Bmw says an electrical component has failed and needs replacing for the manual operation to work correctly and wants…”
“Driver door occasionally does not unlock with the door handle. Standard operation is to pull handle twice to unlock and open the door. This does not always work, and I can't get out of the car, without finding the keyfob, or using the central locking button on the dash. This is a safety issue. If…”
“2014 bmw 6401. Consumer writes in regard to airbag deployment failure after accident. *as *tr”
“My instrument cluster went blank at 52k miles no data nothing. For such high priced car to have an instrument cluster to go bad after 3 years is a disgrace to bmw. Called bmw and they denied the repair due to the fact the car is out of warranty due to the miles 2800 over. This is a safety issue…”
“Both doors will not open without using the power door lock button. The driver side was the first side to fail and about four months later the passenger side is now doing the same thing. This is very concerning due to if the vehicle was to get in a major accident and the battery become disconnected…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2015 (na) bmw 640i equipped with dunlop sp sport maxx et (na) tires, size: 245/35/r20 (na). While the vehicle was at a local dealer for routine repair, the technician diagnosed that there were bubbles around the sidewall of the front driver side tire and it needed to be…”
Defect investigations
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
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…
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
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…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2014 BMW 640i as of July 6, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.