NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 BMW M3 Recalls
The 2009 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 2009 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
- 45
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2009 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 2009 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, 2008, 2010–2013 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 2008, 2010–2012 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, 2008, 2010–2011 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 2008, 2010–2013 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 2008 M3
2009 BMW M3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 45 owner complaints about the 2009 BMW M3, the newest on July 29, 2021. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%).
In complaints about the 2009 BMW M3, the component group named most often is the power train (53%), followed by the air bags (18%) and the electrical system (13%).
1 of the 2009 BMW M3's 5 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2009 BMW M3 owners gave the mileage (39 complaints), the median was 4,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train24
- Air Bags8
- Electrical System6
- Engine4
- Vehicle Speed Control3
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 BMW M3 peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 23. 64% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
The 45 complaints about the 2009 BMW M3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW M3 by model year
Other 2009 BMW models
Newest record on this page: July 29, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted