NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 BMW 3 Series Recalls
The 2008 BMW 3 Series has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 2, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 BMW 3 Series. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 68
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 BMW 3 Series, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2008 BMW 3 Series
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (pcv)
- Campaign
- 22V119000
- Reported
- March 2, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 917,106
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009–2010 3 Series, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 09V257000
- Reported
- July 8, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,350
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2008 BMW 3 Series
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan
- Campaign
- 12E029000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006–2007, 2009–2010 3 Series, 3 other models
2008 BMW 3 Series complaints by year
NHTSA has received 68 owner complaints about the 2008 BMW 3 Series, the newest on June 14, 2019. Of these, 4 describe a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2008 BMW 3 Series, the component group named most often is the electrical system (28%), followed by the engine (19%) and the air bags (15%).
1 of the 2008 BMW 3 Series's 3 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2008 BMW 3 Series owners gave the mileage (51 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System19
- Engine13
- Air Bags10
- Engine And Engine Cooling5
- Fuel/Propulsion System5
- Tires5
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 13 | |
| 2019 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 BMW 3 Series peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 13. 22% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 68 complaints about the 2008 BMW 3 Series are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 3 Series by model year
Other 2008 BMW models
Newest record on this page: March 2, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted