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BMW M340i Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 13 recall campaigns for the BMW M340i, across 3 model years from 2020 to 2022. The 2020 has the most (10); the fewest among years with a recall is 2022 (1).

Model years
3

2020–2022, with a recall

Recall campaigns
13
Most recalls
2020

10 recalls

Owner complaints
74

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 74 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW M340i across 4 model years; the most, 55, concern the 2020.

Owners marked a crash on 1 of the BMW M340i complaints (1%) and a fire on 0.

Across all BMW M340i model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 49 complaints), then the electrical system (9).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW M340i in 2026: 33, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the BMW M340i is seat belts, in 4 model-year listings.

The newest BMW M340i recall, 24V576000, was reported on August 1, 2024 and concerns the electrical system: starter assembly.

BMW M340i years to avoid

Too few BMW M340i 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the BMW M340i, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202301—not ranked
2022173not ranked
20216113not ranked
2020105513not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW M340i years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the BMW M340i

  • SEAT BELTS4
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA3
  • SEATS3
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2
  • ENGINE1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY1
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID1
  • STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY1
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY1

BMW M340i model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every BMW M340i recall campaign (13)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the BMW M340i, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
24V576000August 1, 2024electrical system: starter assembly2020fire105,588
23V584000August 16, 2023seat belts2020–2022crash and injury144
23V211000March 29, 2023seats2020–2021crash and injury51
21V598000August 2, 2021engine2020crash50,024
21V554000July 21, 2021seat belts2021crash and injury21,537
21V298000April 28, 2021seat belts: front: buckle assembly2021injury12
21V096000February 19, 2021back over prevention: sensing system: camera2020–2021crash and injury13,858
20V761000December 9, 2020electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery2021fire812
20V355000June 15, 2020steering: linkages: tie rod assembly2020crash2,779
20V164000March 19, 2020seat belts: front: buckle assembly2020crash and injury3,316
19V755000October 23, 2019structure: body: trunk lid2020injury325
19V684000September 27, 2019back over prevention: sensing system: camera2020crash257,473
19V600000August 14, 2019seats2020crash and injury2

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW M340i. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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