NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 BMW i3 Recalls
The 2017 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 2017 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
- 53
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2017 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 2017 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 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 i3
Air bags
- Campaign
- 16V914000
- Reported
- December 20, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,506
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 7 other models
2017 BMW i3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 53 owner complaints about the 2017 BMW i3, the newest on October 9, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 BMW i3, the component group named most often is the structure (23%), followed by the steering (21%) and the electrical system (15%).
None of the 2017 BMW i3's 3 recalls concerns the structure.
Where 2017 BMW i3 owners gave the mileage (21 complaints), the median was 10,650 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure12
- Unknown Or Other12
- Steering11
- Electrical System8
- Power Train6
- Air Bags3
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 8 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2017 BMW i3 peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 11. 36% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
The 53 complaints about the 2017 BMW i3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW i3 by model year
Other 2017 BMW models
Newest record on this page: October 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted