24V527000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, increasing the risk of injury or death.
2015 BMW 320I
3 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 46 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints46
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire1
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 3 of 3
24V288000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
An inflator that ruptures may cause sharp metal fragments to enter or exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, an inflator that leaks gas may only partially inflate during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
15V520000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
If the side marker lights do not illuminate, the vehicle may be less visible at night, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 11ENGINE
- 8FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 7UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 5ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 3STRUCTURE:BODY
- 3EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 2WHEELS
- 1FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2015 BMW 320Is can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.