BMW 550i WBAFR9C50BC123456
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Local ISO 3779Check digit uses a non-US scheme (normal for European and Asian VINs).
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Recalls (3)
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BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2011-2012 BMW 550i, 550i xDrive, 550i Gran Turismo, 550i Gran Turismo xDrive, 750i, 750Li, 750i xDrive, 750Li xDrive, 760Li, X5 xDrive50i, X5 M, X6 xDrive50i, X6 M, ActiveHybrid7, MINI Cooper S Convertible, John Cooper Works (JCW) Convertible, Cooper S Countryman, Cooper S Countryman ALL4, Cooper S, JCW, Cooper S Clubman, JCW Clubman, Cooper S Roadster, JCW Roadster, Cooper S Coupe, JCW Coupe and Rolls-Royce Ghost, 2011 BMW X6 Hybrid and 2012 BMW 650i Coupe, 650i xDrive Coupe, 650i Convertible and 650i xDrive Convertible vehicles. The electric auxiliary water pump may fail and cause the circuit board to overheat.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2011 BMW 528i, 528xi, 535i, 535xi, 550i and 550xi vehicles manufactured March 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011. The affected vehicles may have received a replacement Sensor Cluster Unit (SCU) during a service visit. These SCUs have an acceleration sensor that may have been incorrectly programmed and, as a result, the SCU may not accurately determine if activation and deployment of the air bags, safety belt pre-tensioners and head restraints is necessary in the event of a crash.
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 BMW X5 3.0si, X5 4.8i, X5 M, X5 xDrive30i, X5 xDrive35i, X5 xDrive48i and X5 xDrive50i, 2008-2011 X6 x Drive35i, X6 xDrive50i and X6 M, 2010-2011 X6 ActiveHybrid, 535i xDrive Gran Turismo, 535i Gran Turismo, 550i xDrive Gran Turismo and 550i Gran Turismo, 2011-2012 528i, 535i, 535i xDrive, 550i and 550i xDrive and 2012 535i ActiveHybrid, 640i Convertible, 650i Convertible, 650i xDrive Convertible, 650i Coupe and 650i Coupe xDrive vehicles. The affected vehicles have in-tank fuel pumps that may have insufficiently crimped wire contacts.
Safety Ratings (NCAP)
NHTSATested variant: 2011 BMW 550 I 4 DR RWD. This model-variant example is not confirmed for this VIN. Body style and drive can affect ratings.
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Fuel Economy
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MPG uses US gallons. MPGe is a gasoline-equivalent measure; electricity is shown per 100 miles. These are EPA figures, not WLTP. Tailpipe CO₂ excludes upstream and vehicle-production emissions.
Source retrieved: 2026-10-14 23:42:45 UTC.
EPA record modified: 2016-09-26 04:00:00 UTC.
The annual cost estimate assumes 15,000 miles per year and 55% city driving, using EPA fuel prices at the source snapshot.
CO₂ emissions (2022)
EEAWLTP average across matched new-registration records for the 5 Series, grouped by fuel type in the displayed reporting year. This is not a measured or confirmed figure for this VIN; check the vehicle's registration document. The available reporting year does not establish a match to this vehicle's model year or generation.
Context
Model Context
Wikidata + WikipediaThe sixth generation of the BMW 5 Series consists of the BMW F10, F18, BMW F11 and BMW F07 executive cars, and was produced by BMW from January 2010 to 2017. The F10 was launched on 20 March 2010 to domestic market and the F11 in summer 2010. The F07 Gran Turismo was produced from early September 2009 to 2017, being launched in the domestic German market in late October 2009.
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