NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 BMW M3 Recalls
The 2021 BMW M3 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 21, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 BMW M3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 3
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2021 BMW M3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2021 BMW M3
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 21V554000
- Reported
- July 21, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 21,537
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 8 other models
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 21V298000
- Reported
- April 28, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 21V062000
- Reported
- February 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 893
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
2021 BMW M3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2021 BMW M3, the newest on April 1, 2026.
In complaints about the 2021 BMW M3, the component group named most often is the air bags (33%), followed by the seat belts (33%) and the steering (33%).
2 of the 2021 BMW M3's 3 recalls also concern the seat belts.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags1
- Seat Belts1
- Steering1
- Suspension1
- Unknown Or Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2024 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2021 BMW M3 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 1. 33% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
The 3 complaints about the 2021 BMW M3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW M3 by model year
Other 2021 BMW models
Newest record on this page: April 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted