NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW 528xi Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the BMW 528xi, across 2 model years from 2013 to 2014. The 2014 has the most (1); the fewest among years with a recall is 2014 (1).
- Model years
- 2
- Recall campaigns
- 1
- Most recalls
- 2014
- Owner complaints
- 157
2013–2014, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 157 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW 528xi across 6 model years; the most, 56, concern the 2013.
Owners marked a crash on 3 of the BMW 528xi complaints (2%) and a fire on 4.
Across all BMW 528xi model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 75 complaints), then the power train (35).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW 528xi in 2020: 23, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW 528xi is exterior lighting, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest BMW 528xi recall, 15V188000, was reported on March 31, 2015 and concerns the exterior lighting.
BMW 528xi years to avoid
Too few BMW 528xi 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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW 528xi years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW 528xi
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING2
BMW 528xi model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW 528xi recall campaign (1)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15V188000March 31, 2015 | exterior lighting | 2013–2014 | crash | 13,443 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW 528xi. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: August 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted