NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 BMW M3 Recalls
The 2012 BMW M3 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 M3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 6
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 BMW M3, 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 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, 2008–2011, 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 2008–2011 M3, 1 other model
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 2008–2011, 2013 M3, 4 other models
2012 BMW M3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2012 BMW M3, the newest on August 8, 2019.
In complaints about the 2012 BMW M3, the component group named most often is the air bags (67%), followed by the engine (33%).
2 of the 2012 BMW M3's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags4
- Engine2
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 BMW M3 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 3. 17% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 6 complaints about the 2012 BMW M3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW M3 by model year
Other 2012 BMW models
Newest record on this page: January 15, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted