NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW 135i Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 6 recall campaigns for the BMW 135i, across 3 model years from 2011 to 2013. The 2012 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2013 (2).
- Model years
- 3
- Recall campaigns
- 6
- Most recalls
- 2012
- Owner complaints
- 154
2011–2013, with a recall
6 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 154 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW 135i across 7 model years; the most, 51, concern the 2008.
Owners marked a crash on 5 of the BMW 135i complaints (3%) and a fire on 5.
Across all BMW 135i model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 35 complaints), then the fuel system, gasoline (32).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW 135i in 2010: 25, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW 135i is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 6 model-year listings.
The newest BMW 135i recall, 20V017000, was reported on January 15, 2020 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.
BMW 135i years to avoid
Too few BMW 135i model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW 135i years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW 135i
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE6
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING2
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE2
- POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT2
BMW 135i model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW 135i recall campaign (6)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20V017000January 15, 2020 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2011–2013 | injury and death | 59,965 |
| 19V579000August 6, 2019 | electrical system: wiring | 2011–2012 | fire | 41,981 |
| 17V067000February 2, 2017 | power train: driveline: constant velocity joint | 2011–2012 | crash | 8,752 |
| 16V071000February 5, 2016 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2011–2013 | crash, injury and death | 840,000 |
| 14V176000April 10, 2014 | engine and engine cooling: engine | 2011–2012 | crash | 156,137 |
| 13V044000February 7, 2013 | electrical system | 2011–2012 | crash | 516,791 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW 135i. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: March 25, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted