NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW 330i Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 8 recall campaigns for the BMW 330i, across 1 model year from 2001 to 2001.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 8
- Most recalls
- 2001
- Owner complaints
- 817
2001–2001, with a recall
8 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 817 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW 330i across 16 model years; the most, 219, concern the 2006.
Owners marked a crash on 30 of the BMW 330i complaints (4%) and a fire on 38.
Across all BMW 330i model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 245 complaints), then the exterior lighting (149).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW 330i in 2011: 94, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW 330i is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest BMW 330i recall, 21V401000, was reported on May 27, 2021 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.
BMW 330i years to avoid
Too few BMW 330i model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | — | not ranked |
| 2025 | 0 | 6 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 0 | 6 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 0 | 29 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 0 | 53 | 9 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 0 | 41 | 10 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 0 | 32 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 0 | 42 | 6 | not ranked |
| 2006 | 0 | 219 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2005 | 0 | 28 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2004 | 0 | 113 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2003 | 0 | 77 | 13 | not ranked |
| 2002 | 0 | 45 | 13 | not ranked |
| 2001 | 8 | 116 | 32 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW 330i years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW 330i
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN2
- AIR BAGS1
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER1
- WHEELS:RIM1
BMW 330i model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW 330i recall campaign (8)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21V401000May 27, 2021 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2001 | injury and death | 4,511 |
| 20V018000January 15, 2020 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2001 | injury and deathdo not drive | 292,948 |
| 19V853000November 26, 2019 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2001 | crash, injury and death | 74,185 |
| 14V428000June 11, 2018 | air bags | 2001 | crash and injurydo not drive | 574,007 |
| 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 |
| 00V383000November 20, 2000 | wheels: rim | 2001 | — | 1,914 |
| 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 330i. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted