NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW 428i Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 7 recall campaigns for the BMW 428i, across 2 model years from 2014 to 2015. The 2014 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2015 (5).
- Model years
- 2
- Recall campaigns
- 7
- Most recalls
- 2014
- Owner complaints
- 158
2014–2015, with a recall
6 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 158 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW 428i across 3 model years; the most, 78, concern the 2015.
Owners marked a crash on 17 of the BMW 428i complaints (11%) and a fire on 4.
Across all BMW 428i model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 75 complaints), then the engine and engine cooling (52).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW 428i in 2025: 60, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW 428i is engine and engine cooling: cooling system: pump, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest BMW 428i recall, 25V871000, was reported on December 17, 2025 and concerns the air bags: side/window: head.
BMW 428i years to avoid
Too few BMW 428i 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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW 428i years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW 428i
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:PUMP2
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2
- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2
- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:HEAD1
- AIR BAGS1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1
BMW 428i model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW 428i recall campaign (7)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V871000December 17, 2025 | air bags: side/window: head | 2014 | crash and injury | 851 |
| 24V608000August 13, 2024 | engine and engine cooling: cooling system: pump | 2014–2015 | fire | 720,796 |
| 24V527000July 11, 2024 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2014–2015 | injury and death | 1,145 |
| 24V288000April 24, 2024 | air bags: side/window | 2014–2015 | crash and injury | 5,761 |
| 15V189000March 31, 2015 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2014–2015 | crash | 18,054 |
| 15V148000March 13, 2015 | air bags | 2015 | crash and injury | 2,067 |
| 14V627000October 7, 2014 | service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2014 | crash | 8,988 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW 428i. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted