NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 BMW 328i Recalls
The 2000 BMW 328i has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 27, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 BMW 328i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 112
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2000 BMW 328i, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2000 BMW 328i
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V401000
- Reported
- May 27, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,511
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001 328i, 8 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V018000
- Reported
- January 15, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 292,948
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2001 328i, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V852000
- Reported
- November 26, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 34,396
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V853000
- Reported
- November 26, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 74,185
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001 328i, 8 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V428000
- Reported
- June 11, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 574,007
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 02V223000
- Reported
- August 9, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20,500
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 00V048000
- Reported
- February 17, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,700
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
2000 BMW 328i complaints by year
NHTSA has received 112 owner complaints about the 2000 BMW 328i, the newest on June 24, 2021. Of these, 6 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2000 BMW 328i, the component group named most often is the air bags (31%), followed by the structure (28%) and the power train (24%).
6 of the 2000 BMW 328i's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2000 BMW 328i owners gave the mileage (76 complaints), the median was 110,700 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags35
- Structure31
- Power Train27
- Suspension11
- Electrical System5
- Engine And Engine Cooling5
Complaints received, by year
| 1999 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6 | |
| 2001 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 9 | |
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 10 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2000 BMW 328i peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 12. 13% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 BMW 328i drew 0.5× the complaints of the median BMW 328i year in the same window: 8th highest of the 8 ranked years.
That makes 2000 one of the three best-measured BMW 328i years.
The 112 complaints about the 2000 BMW 328i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 328i by model year
Other 2000 BMW models
Newest record on this page: June 24, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted