NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 BMW 128i Recalls
The 2011 BMW 128i has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 2, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 BMW 128i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 50
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2011 BMW 128i, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2011 BMW 128i
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 2012–2013 128i, 3 other models
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 2012–2013 128i, 10 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 19V579000
- Reported
- August 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 41,981
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012 128i, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (pcv)
- Campaign
- 17V683000
- Reported
- October 30, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 740,561
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 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 2012–2013 128i, 4 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14V176000
- Reported
- April 10, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 156,137
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V044000
- Reported
- February 7, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 516,791
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 128i, 4 other models
2011 BMW 128i complaints by year
NHTSA has received 50 owner complaints about the 2011 BMW 128i, the newest on March 19, 2025. Of these, 3 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2011 BMW 128i, the component group named most often is the air bags (30%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (28%) and the engine (24%).
2 of the 2011 BMW 128i's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2011 BMW 128i owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 87,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags15
- Engine And Engine Cooling14
- Engine12
- Electrical System7
- Unknown Or Other3
- Exterior Lighting2
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 BMW 128i peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 10. 8% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
The 50 complaints about the 2011 BMW 128i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 128i by model year
Other 2011 BMW models
Newest record on this page: March 19, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted