NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 BMW 128i Recalls
The 2013 BMW 128i has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 2, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 BMW 128i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 36
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2013 BMW 128i, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2013 BMW 128i
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (pcv)
- Campaign
- 22V119000
- Reported
- March 2, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 917,106
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 128i, 3 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 2011–2012 128i, 10 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 2011–2012 128i, 4 other models
2013 BMW 128i complaints by year
NHTSA has received 36 owner complaints about the 2013 BMW 128i, the newest on October 30, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2013 BMW 128i, the component group named most often is the air bags (67%), followed by the engine (11%) and the engine and engine cooling (11%).
2 of the 2013 BMW 128i's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2013 BMW 128i owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 31,150 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags24
- Engine4
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
- Structure3
- Electrical System2
- Service Brakes2
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2013 BMW 128i peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 10. 42% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
The 36 complaints about the 2013 BMW 128i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 128i by model year
Other 2013 BMW models
Newest record on this page: October 30, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted