Rolls-Royce Dawn recall history

Comprehensive recall and complaint data for the Rolls-Royce Dawn, sourced from official National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) records.

Last updated: 2025-12-22 (NHTSA data snapshot)

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At a Glance

Total Recalls 2

Total Complaints 0

Years Covered 2017–2017

Stats focus on model years from 1960 onwards. Earlier years appear in the detailed table below where data exists.

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Key Takeaways

A quick scan of where recalls and complaints concentrate for the Rolls-Royce Dawn, based on aggregated NHTSA counts and campaign metadata.

Coverage spans model years 2017–2017 with 2 recall campaigns and 0 complaints in NHTSA data.
Years with the most recall activity: 2017 (2).
Top recall theme: Airbags.
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Recall Themes

Instead of listing long campaign narratives, this groups recall campaigns into a few recurring areas. Each theme links back to official notices as evidence.

Airbags

2 campaigns · Years: 2017

These campaigns relate to airbag system components and deployment/airbag readiness issues.

Official notices (evidence):

16V914000 · Air bags
17V115000 · Air bags

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Year-by-Year Overview

Each row shows how often this model appears in NHTSA recalls and consumer complaints for a given model year. These are counts of campaigns and complaints, not risk predictions.

Model Year	Recalls	Complaints	Details
2017	2	0	Recall campaign(s) issued; no grouped complaints in summary.

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Recall Evidence by Year

A compact evidence view of recall campaigns that include this model. The default text is an original summary line, with official notice text available on demand.

Most common areas involved: Air bags

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2017

Air bags: Safety recall involving the air bags area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
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Summary: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2017 BMW 640i, 640i xDrive, 650i, 650i xDrive, M6, 535i, 535i xDrive, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive, M4, X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, i3, i8, Rolls-Royce Dawn, Mini Clubman Cooper, Clubman Cooper S, Cooper All4, Cooper S All4,
Air bags: Safety recall involving the air bags area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
View official NHTSA notice (17V115000) →

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Summary: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2017 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive and M4 vehicles and Rolls-Royce Dawn vehicles. The affected vehicles have seat-mounted side air bag inflator initiators that may fail to ignite during a crash.

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