NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 BMW i3 Recalls
The 2014 BMW i3 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 16, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 BMW i3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 54
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2014 BMW i3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2014 BMW i3
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 17V720000
- Reported
- November 16, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2017 i3
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 17V088000
- Reported
- February 9, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,130
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2017 i3
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V628000
- Reported
- October 7, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,073
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2015 i3, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 14V422000
- Reported
- July 14, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2014 BMW i3
2014 BMW i3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 54 owner complaints about the 2014 BMW i3, the newest on September 2, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (6%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2014 BMW i3, the component group named most often is the power train (26%), followed by the engine (17%) and the air bags (15%).
3 of the 2014 BMW i3's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2014 BMW i3 owners gave the mileage (31 complaints), the median was 23,300 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train14
- Engine9
- Air Bags8
- Steering7
- Structure7
- Electrical System6
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2014 BMW i3 peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 8. 28% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
The 54 complaints about the 2014 BMW i3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW i3 by model year
Other 2014 BMW models
Newest record on this page: September 2, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted