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NHTSA Safety Recalls

BMW 328d Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the BMW 328d, across 2 model years from 2014 to 2015. The 2014 has the most (7); the fewest among years with a recall is 2015 (6).

Model years
2

2014–2015, with a recall

Recall campaigns
7
Most recalls
2014

7 recalls

Owner complaints
212

all model years, NHTSA

Owners have filed 212 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW 328d across 5 model years; the most, 153, concern the 2014.

Owners marked a crash on 5 of the BMW 328d complaints (2%) and a fire on 12.

Across all BMW 328d model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 72 complaints), then the fuel/propulsion system (67).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW 328d in 2022: 42, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the BMW 328d is exterior lighting, in 2 model-year listings.

The newest BMW 328d recall, 24V527000, was reported on July 11, 2024 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.

BMW 328d years to avoid

Too few BMW 328d model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the BMW 328d, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
20180105not ranked
20170123not ranked
20160105not ranked
20156271not ranked
2014715320not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW 328d years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the BMW 328d

  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)2
  • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1

BMW 328d model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every BMW 328d recall campaign (7)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the BMW 328d, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
24V527000July 11, 2024air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2014injury and death1,145
24V288000April 24, 2024air bags: side/window2014–2015crash and injury5,761
21V907000November 19, 2021fuel system, diesel2014–2015fire50,404
21V586000July 29, 2021fuel system, diesel: delivery: fuel pump2014–2015crash11,216
20V185000March 26, 2020power train: driveline: constant velocity joint2014–2015crash and injury8,536
18V755000October 25, 2018engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: gas recirculation valve (egr valve)2014–2015fire44,368
15V520000August 17, 2015exterior lighting2014–2015crash7,727

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW 328d. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

Newest record on this page: September 28, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted