NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW 330Ci Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 6 recall campaigns for the BMW 330Ci, across 2 model years from 2000 to 2001. The 2001 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2000 (3).
- Model years
- 2
- Recall campaigns
- 6
- Most recalls
- 2001
- Owner complaints
- 291
2000–2001, with a recall
6 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 291 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW 330Ci across 7 model years; the most, 82, concern the 2001.
Owners marked a crash on 17 of the BMW 330Ci complaints (6%) and a fire on 9.
Across all BMW 330Ci model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 131 complaints), then the exterior lighting (31).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW 330Ci in 2016: 50, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW 330Ci is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest BMW 330Ci recall, 21V401000, was reported on May 27, 2021 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.
BMW 330Ci years to avoid
Too few BMW 330Ci model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 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 330Ci years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW 330Ci
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE4
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN2
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER1
BMW 330Ci model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW 330Ci recall campaign (6)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21V401000May 27, 2021 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2000–2001 | injury and death | 4,511 |
| 20V018000January 15, 2020 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2000–2001 | injury and deathdo not drive | 292,948 |
| 19V853000November 26, 2019 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2000–2001 | crash, injury and death | 74,185 |
| 02V138000May 16, 2002 | engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan | 2001 | fire | 1,550 |
| 01V206000June 21, 2001 | engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan | 2001 | fire | 76,469 |
| 07E023000 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder | 2001 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW 330Ci. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: June 5, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted