NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 BMW M3 Recalls
The 2008 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 2008 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
- 82
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2008 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 2008 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 2006, 2009–2013 M3, 10 other models
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- Campaign
- 19V472000
- Reported
- June 19, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,641
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2012 M3, 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 17V676000
- Reported
- October 25, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 702,965
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2006, 2009–2011 M3, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V071000
- Reported
- February 5, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 840,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2013 M3, 4 other models
Power train: clutch assembly
- Campaign
- 08V595000
- Reported
- November 14, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,500
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 M3
2008 BMW M3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 82 owner complaints about the 2008 BMW M3, the newest on June 25, 2024. Of these, 4 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 BMW M3, the component group named most often is the power train (45%), followed by the engine (24%) and the air bags (11%).
1 of the 2008 BMW M3's 5 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2008 BMW M3 owners gave the mileage (65 complaints), the median was 15,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train37
- Engine20
- Air Bags9
- Electrical System9
- Fuel System, Gasoline4
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)3
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 27 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 BMW M3 peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 27. 51% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
The 82 complaints about the 2008 BMW M3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW M3 by model year
Other 2008 BMW models
Newest record on this page: June 25, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted