NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW 228i Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the BMW 228i, across 1 model year from 2014 to 2014.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 4
- Most recalls
- 2014
- Owner complaints
- 58
2014–2014, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 58 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW 228i across 7 model years; the most, 18, concern the 2016.
Owners marked a crash on 4 of the BMW 228i complaints (7%) and a fire on 2.
Across all BMW 228i model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 25 complaints), then the engine and engine cooling (15).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW 228i in 2025: 21, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW 228i is air bags: side/window, in 1 model-year listing.
The newest BMW 228i recall, 25V871000, was reported on December 17, 2025 and concerns the air bags: side/window: head.
BMW 228i years to avoid
Too few BMW 228i model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 0 | 18 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 0 | 17 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 4 | 7 | 2 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW 228i years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW 228i
- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1
- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:HEAD1
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:PUMP1
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
BMW 228i model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW 228i recall campaign (4)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V871000December 17, 2025 | air bags: side/window: head | 2014 | crash and injury | 851 |
| 24V608000August 13, 2024 | engine and engine cooling: cooling system: pump | 2014 | fire | 720,796 |
| 24V288000April 24, 2024 | air bags: side/window | 2014 | crash and injury | 5,761 |
| 15V189000March 31, 2015 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2014 | crash | 18,054 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW 228i. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted