NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 BMW 328i Recalls
The 2012 BMW 328i has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 13, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 BMW 328i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 130
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2012 BMW 328i, 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 328i
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: pump
- Campaign
- 24V608000
- Reported
- August 13, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 720,796
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 328i, 9 other models
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 2011 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 2011, 2013 328i, 10 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 15V520000
- Reported
- August 17, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,727
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 328i, 7 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 14V627000
- Reported
- October 7, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,988
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 328i, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 13V454000
- Reported
- September 26, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 76,191
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 328i, 2 other models
2012 BMW 328i complaints by year
NHTSA has received 130 owner complaints about the 2012 BMW 328i, the newest on July 7, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2012 BMW 328i, the component group named most often is the engine (42%), followed by the air bags (20%) and the electrical system (18%).
2 of the 2012 BMW 328i's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 BMW 328i owners gave the mileage (79 complaints), the median was 81,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine55
- Air Bags26
- Electrical System23
- Power Train20
- Engine And Engine Cooling16
- Unknown Or Other11
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 17 | |
| 2020 | 15 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 16 | |
| 2025 | 13 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2012 BMW 328i peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 17. 13% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 BMW 328i drew 0.8× the complaints of the median BMW 328i year in the same window: 5th highest of the 8 ranked years.
The 130 complaints about the 2012 BMW 328i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 328i by model year
Other 2012 BMW models
Newest record on this page: July 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted