NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 BMW 135i Recalls
The 2011 BMW 135i has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 BMW 135i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 27
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2011 BMW 135i, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2011 BMW 135i
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 135i, 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 135i, 1 other model
Power train: driveline: constant velocity joint
- Campaign
- 17V067000
- Reported
- February 2, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,752
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 135i, 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 135i, 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 2012 135i, 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 135i, 4 other models
2011 BMW 135i complaints by year
NHTSA has received 27 owner complaints about the 2011 BMW 135i, the newest on March 25, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2011 BMW 135i, the component group named most often is the engine (41%), followed by the electrical system (26%) and the air bags (22%).
2 of the 2011 BMW 135i's 6 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2011 BMW 135i owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 56,900 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine11
- Electrical System7
- Air Bags6
- Power Train4
- Fuel System, Gasoline2
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 BMW 135i peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 5. 15% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
The 27 complaints about the 2011 BMW 135i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 135i by model year
Other 2011 BMW models
Newest record on this page: March 25, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted