NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 BMW 335i Recalls
The 2012 BMW 335i has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 BMW 335i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 22
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 BMW 335i, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2012 BMW 335i
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 335i, 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 335i, 7 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 335i, 9 other models
2012 BMW 335i complaints by year
NHTSA has received 22 owner complaints about the 2012 BMW 335i, the newest on July 10, 2024. Of these, 2 describe a crash (9%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2012 BMW 335i, the component group named most often is the air bags (64%), followed by the engine (18%) and the seats (14%).
1 of the 2012 BMW 335i's 3 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags14
- Engine4
- Seats3
- Unknown Or Other3
- Electrical System2
- Steering2
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2012 BMW 335i peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 8. 14% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 22 complaints about the 2012 BMW 335i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 335i by model year
Other 2012 BMW models
Newest record on this page: July 10, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted