NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 BMW 328i Recalls
The 2011 BMW 328i has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 3, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 BMW 328i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 577
- Crashes reported
- 18
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
25 fires
On a 2011 BMW 328i, 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 328i
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 24V513000
- Reported
- July 3, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 394,029
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2012 328i, 4 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 328i, 10 other models
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
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 17V676000
- Reported
- October 25, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 702,965
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 5 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 4 other models
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 11V476000
- Reported
- September 15, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 190
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2011 BMW 328i complaints by year
NHTSA has received 577 owner complaints about the 2011 BMW 328i, the newest on September 9, 2026. Of these, 18 describe a crash (3%) and 25 a fire; owners reported 19 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 BMW 328i, the component group named most often is the engine (34%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (30%) and the electrical system (22%).
2 of the 2011 BMW 328i's 7 recalls also concern the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2011 BMW 328i owners gave the mileage (268 complaints), the median was 92,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine194
- Engine And Engine Cooling175
- Electrical System129
- Air Bags91
- Unknown Or Other43
- Power Train24
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 16 | |
| 2015 | 7 | |
| 2016 | 24 | |
| 2017 | 59 | |
| 2018 | 93 | |
| 2019 | 32 | |
| 2020 | 32 | |
| 2021 | 18 | |
| 2022 | 82 | |
| 2023 | 50 | |
| 2024 | 121 | |
| 2025 | 16 | |
| 2026 | 13 |
Complaints about the 2011 BMW 328i peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 121. 5% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 BMW 328i drew 1.5× the complaints of the median BMW 328i year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 8 ranked years.
The 577 complaints about the 2011 BMW 328i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 328i by model year
Other 2011 BMW models
Newest record on this page: September 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted