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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2017 BMW M3 Recalls

The 2017 BMW M3 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 11, 2018.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 BMW M3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2017 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 2017 BMW M3

Power train: driveline: driveshaft

Campaign
18V713000
Reported
October 11, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 2,661
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2016 M3, 1 other model

18V713000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: frame and members

Campaign
16V653000
Reported
September 9, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 196
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2015–2016 M3, 2 other models

16V653000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2017 BMW M3 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2017 BMW M3, the newest on July 28, 2024.

In complaints about the 2017 BMW M3, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (33%) and the power train (33%).

1 of the 2017 BMW M3's 2 recalls also concerns the power train.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System1
  • Fuel System, Gasoline1
  • Power Train1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2017 BMW M3 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20201
20211
20241

Complaints about the 2017 BMW M3 peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 1. 33% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.

The 3 complaints about the 2017 BMW M3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW M3 by model year

Other 2017 BMW models

Newest record on this page: July 28, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted