NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 BMW 135i Recalls
The 2013 BMW 135i has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 BMW 135i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 12
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2013 BMW 135i, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2013 BMW 135i
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 135i, 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 135i, 4 other models
2013 BMW 135i complaints by year
NHTSA has received 12 owner complaints about the 2013 BMW 135i, the newest on July 12, 2021. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2013 BMW 135i, the component group named most often is the air bags (58%), followed by the engine (17%) and the power train (17%).
2 of the 2013 BMW 135i's 2 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags7
- Engine2
- Power Train2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Vehicle Speed Control2
- Steering1
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 BMW 135i peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 4. 42% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
The 12 complaints about the 2013 BMW 135i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 135i by model year
Other 2013 BMW models
Newest record on this page: July 12, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted