NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 BMW 135i Recalls
The 2012 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 2012 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
- 19
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 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 2012 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 2011, 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 2011 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 2011 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 2011, 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 2011 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 2011 135i, 4 other models
2012 BMW 135i complaints by year
NHTSA has received 19 owner complaints about the 2012 BMW 135i, the newest on May 12, 2023.
In complaints about the 2012 BMW 135i, the component group named most often is the engine (53%), followed by the power train (32%) and the fuel/propulsion system (26%).
1 of the 2012 BMW 135i's 6 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2012 BMW 135i owners gave the mileage (15 complaints), the median was 50,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine10
- Power Train6
- Fuel/Propulsion System5
- Air Bags4
- Electrical System3
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 BMW 135i peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 4. 26% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 19 complaints about the 2012 BMW 135i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 135i by model year
Other 2012 BMW models
Newest record on this page: May 12, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted