NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 BMW M3 Recalls
The 2011 BMW M3 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 BMW M3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 31
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2011 BMW M3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2011 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, 2012–2013 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 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, 2012–2013 M3, 4 other models
2011 BMW M3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 31 owner complaints about the 2011 BMW M3, the newest on September 5, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2011 BMW M3, the component group named most often is the engine (52%), followed by the electrical system (23%) and the air bags (19%).
2 of the 2011 BMW M3's 4 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2011 BMW M3 owners gave the mileage (21 complaints), the median was 43,300 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine16
- Electrical System7
- Air Bags6
- Power Train4
- Service Brakes2
- Structure2
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 BMW M3 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 6. 26% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
The 31 complaints about the 2011 BMW M3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW M3 by model year
Other 2011 BMW models
Newest record on this page: September 5, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted