NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW 330xi Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the BMW 330xi, across 1 model year from 2001 to 2001.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2001
- Owner complaints
- 193
2001–2001, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 193 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW 330xi across 6 model years; the most, 104, concern the 2006.
Owners marked a crash on 3 of the BMW 330xi complaints (2%) and a fire on 11.
Across all BMW 330xi model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 104 complaints), then the electrical system (31).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW 330xi in 2015: 24, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW 330xi is engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest BMW 330xi recall, 21V401000, was reported on May 27, 2021 and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module.
BMW 330xi years to avoid
Too few BMW 330xi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0 | 104 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2005 | 0 | 12 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2004 | 0 | 13 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2003 | 0 | 33 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2002 | 0 | 20 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2001 | 5 | 11 | 3 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW 330xi years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW 330xi
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN2
- AIR BAGS1
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
BMW 330xi model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW 330xi recall campaign (5)
| 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 |
| 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 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW 330xi. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: December 5, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted