NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 BMW 528i Recalls
The 2012 BMW 528i has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 13, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 BMW 528i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 90
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 BMW 528i, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2012 BMW 528i
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 528i, 9 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 16V746000
- Reported
- October 17, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 136,188
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2011 528i, 6 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 528i, 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 528i, 2 other models
2012 BMW 528i complaints by year
NHTSA has received 90 owner complaints about the 2012 BMW 528i, the newest on September 21, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 BMW 528i, the component group named most often is the engine (48%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (29%) and the power train (22%).
None of the 2012 BMW 528i's 4 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2012 BMW 528i owners gave the mileage (63 complaints), the median was 76,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine43
- Fuel/Propulsion System26
- Power Train20
- Electrical System12
- Unknown Or Other12
- Engine And Engine Cooling5
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 15 | |
| 2019 | 17 | |
| 2020 | 13 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2012 BMW 528i peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 17. 11% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 90 complaints about the 2012 BMW 528i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 528i by model year
Other 2012 BMW models
Newest record on this page: September 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted