NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 BMW 528i Recalls
The 2013 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 2013 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
- 73
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 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 2013 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 2012, 2014–2015 528i, 9 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 15V188000
- Reported
- March 31, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,443
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2014 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 2012 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 2012 528i, 2 other models
2013 BMW 528i complaints by year
NHTSA has received 73 owner complaints about the 2013 BMW 528i, the newest on September 13, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (1%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 BMW 528i, the component group named most often is the engine (51%), followed by the air bags (19%) and the electrical system (19%).
None of the 2013 BMW 528i's 4 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2013 BMW 528i owners gave the mileage (52 complaints), the median was 89,120 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine37
- Air Bags14
- Electrical System14
- Power Train13
- Engine And Engine Cooling11
- Unknown Or Other6
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 12 | |
| 2020 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2013 BMW 528i peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 12. 5% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 73 complaints about the 2013 BMW 528i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 528i by model year
Other 2013 BMW models
Newest record on this page: September 13, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted