2023 BMW M440i

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the unknown or other. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Unknown or Other	1		0	0	0
Seat Belts	1		0	0	0
Back Over Prevention › Sensing System › Camera	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Electrical System › Body Control Module › Software23V118000

Filed Feb 23, 2023120 vehiclesBmw Of North America, Llc

Defect. BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2023 330i, 330i xDrive, M340i, M340i xDrive, M3, 330e, 330e xDrive, 430i Convertible, 430i xDrive, M440i, 2022-2023 430i, 430i xDrive, M440i xDrive, i4 eDrive40, and i4 M50 vehicles. During a service visit, a replacement electronic control unit (ECU) may have been installed with incorrect programming, which can cause the automatic door locking (ADL) function to not lock the doors as intended.

Risk. Doors that do not lock as intended while the vehicle is in motion may open during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy. Dealers will update the ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Seat Belts

Filed Jun 21, 2026TX

Both the driver and passenger seatbelts have been replaced due to wear and shredding. Dealership has told us it was caused by the seatbelt extender “becoming delaminated” in both cases. This seems like a design flaw given the age and relatively low mileage (30,800). The more severe damage in the photograph is the driver’s side. The other is the passenger side that we proactively had replaced while the vehicle is still under its new vehicle warranty.

Back Over Prevention › Sensing System › Camera

Filed Nov 17, 2024TX

Backup camera ineffective at night or in low light conditions, including parking garages during the day

Unknown or Other

Filed Oct 29, 2024FL

Car will not go in park when green light is on with the Parking Assistance Package. Car has rolled away several times.

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2021

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2025	1	0	0	Routine
2024	1	0	0	Routine
2023 — this page	3	1	0	Routine
2022	0	3	0	Routine
2021	4	5	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Feb 23, 2023. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.