NHTSA Safety Recalls
2015 BMW i3 Recalls
The 2015 BMW i3 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 16, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 BMW i3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 47
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2015 BMW i3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2015 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 2014, 2016–2017 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 2014, 2016–2017 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 2014 i3, 2 other models
2015 BMW i3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 47 owner complaints about the 2015 BMW i3, the newest on July 10, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2015 BMW i3, the component group named most often is the steering (32%), followed by the air bags (15%) and the structure (15%).
2 of the 2015 BMW i3's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2015 BMW i3 owners gave the mileage (29 complaints), the median was 30,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering15
- Air Bags7
- Structure7
- Electrical System6
- Vehicle Speed Control6
- Power Train4
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2015 BMW i3 peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 9. 23% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.
The 47 complaints about the 2015 BMW i3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW i3 by model year
Other 2015 BMW models
Newest record on this page: July 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted