NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 BMW M3 Recalls
The 2006 BMW M3 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 BMW M3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 14
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2006 BMW M3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2006 BMW M3
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V017000
- Reported
- January 15, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 59,965
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2013 M3, 10 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, 2005 M3, 11 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 2001, 2005 M3, 6 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 17V676000
- Reported
- October 25, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 702,965
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2008–2011 M3, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V318000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 419,235
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2005 M3, 2 other models
2006 BMW M3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 14 owner complaints about the 2006 BMW M3, the newest on May 5, 2021.
In complaints about the 2006 BMW M3, the component group named most often is the air bags (64%), followed by the power train (14%) and the tires (14%).
4 of the 2006 BMW M3's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags9
- Power Train2
- Tires2
- Engine And Engine Cooling1
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 BMW M3 peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 3. 0% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
The 14 complaints about the 2006 BMW M3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW M3 by model year
Other 2006 BMW models
Newest record on this page: May 5, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted