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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 BMW 320i Recalls

The 2013 BMW 320i has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 17, 2015.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 BMW 320i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
9

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2013 BMW 320i, 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 320i

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 2012, 2014–2015 320i, 7 other models

15V520000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2012, 2014 320i, 3 other models

14V627000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2012, 2014 320i, 2 other models

13V454000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2013 BMW 320i complaints by year

NHTSA has received 9 owner complaints about the 2013 BMW 320i, the newest on January 12, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a crash (11%).

In complaints about the 2013 BMW 320i, the component group named most often is the air bags (22%), followed by the engine (22%) and the power train (22%).

None of the 2013 BMW 320i's 3 recalls concerns the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags2
  • Engine2
  • Power Train2
  • Structure2
  • Exterior Lighting1
  • Fuel/Propulsion System1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 BMW 320i received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20131
20141
20192
20203
20221
20231

Complaints about the 2013 BMW 320i peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 3. 22% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

The 9 complaints about the 2013 BMW 320i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW 320i by model year

Other 2013 BMW models

Newest record on this page: January 12, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted