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BMW 328i Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 22 recall campaigns for the BMW 328i, across 7 model years from 2000 to 2015. The 2014 has the most (8); the fewest among years with a recall is 2001 (3).

No BMW 328i model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2007, is at 1.6×.

Model years
7

2000–2015, with a recall

Recall campaigns
22
Most recalls
2014

8 recalls

Owner complaints
2,400

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 2,400 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW 328i across 12 model years; the most, 577, concern the 2011.

Owners marked a crash on 112 of the BMW 328i complaints (5%) and a fire on 116.

Across all BMW 328i model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 660 complaints), then the engine (622).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW 328i in 2018: 314, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the BMW 328i is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 12 model-year listings.

The newest BMW 328i recall, 25V871000, was reported on December 17, 2025 and concerns the air bags: side/window: head.

BMW 328i years to avoid

The best-measured BMW 328i years are 2000 (0.5×), 2016 (0.5×) and 2015 (0.7×).

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 328i, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
201605713
0.5×
2015412516
0.7×
2014815230
1.2×
2013525740
1.6×
2012613017
0.8×
2011757730
1.5×
201001554not ranked
200901938not ranked
200802396not ranked
2007039939
1.6×
2001344not ranked
2000711215
0.5×

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

What gets recalled most on the BMW 328i

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE12
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING4
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:PUMP4
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW3
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM3
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS3
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
  • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT1
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1

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

Every BMW 328i recall campaign (22)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the BMW 328i, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
25V871000December 17, 2025air bags: side/window: head2014crash and injury851
24V608000August 13, 2024engine and engine cooling: cooling system: pump2012–2015fire720,796
24V527000July 11, 2024air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2014–2015injury and death1,145
24V513000July 3, 2024air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2011–2012injury and death394,029
24V288000April 24, 2024air bags: side/window2014–2015crash and injury5,761
21V401000May 27, 2021air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2000–2001injury and death4,511
20V017000January 15, 2020air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2011–2013injury and death59,965
20V018000January 15, 2020air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2000–2001injury and deathdo not drive292,948
19V852000November 26, 2019air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2000crash, injury and death34,396
19V853000November 26, 2019air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2000–2001crash, injury and death74,185
14V428000June 11, 2018air bags2000crash and injurydo not drive574,007
17V683000October 30, 2017engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (pcv)2011fire740,561
17V676000October 25, 2017electrical system: wiring2011fire702,965
15V520000August 17, 2015exterior lighting2012–2015crash7,727
15V189000March 31, 2015fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2014crash18,054
14V627000October 7, 2014service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2012–2014crash8,988
14V176000April 10, 2014engine and engine cooling: engine2011crash156,137
13V454000September 26, 2013service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum2012–2014crash76,191
13V044000February 7, 2013electrical system2011crash516,791
11V476000September 15, 2011power train: driveline: driveshaft2011crash190
02V223000August 9, 2002air bags: side/window2000crash and injury20,500
00V048000February 17, 2000exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2000—17,700

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

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Newest record on this page: October 9, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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