NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 BMW M3 Recalls
The 2013 BMW M3 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 M3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 13
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2013 BMW M3, 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 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, 2008–2012 M3, 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 2008–2012 M3, 4 other models
2013 BMW M3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 13 owner complaints about the 2013 BMW M3, the newest on September 23, 2024. Of these, 2 describe a crash (15%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 BMW M3, the component group named most often is the air bags (54%), followed by the engine (31%) and the power train (23%).
2 of the 2013 BMW M3's 2 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2013 BMW M3 owners gave the mileage (10 complaints), the median was 20,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags7
- Engine4
- Power Train3
- Electrical System2
- Fuel/Propulsion System1
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 BMW M3 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 5. 31% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
The 13 complaints about the 2013 BMW M3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW M3 by model year
Other 2013 BMW models
Newest record on this page: September 23, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted