24V608000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
2012 BMW 328I
6 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 198 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints198
Complaints citing a crash5
Complaints citing a fire2
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 6 of 6
24V513000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
20V017000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
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.
14V627000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
A failure of the brake vacuum pump results in a reduction in braking power that could increase the risk of a crash.
13V454000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
A failure of the brake vacuum pump results in a reduction in braking power that could increase the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 55ENGINE
- 26AIR BAGS
- 23ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 20POWER TRAIN
- 16ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 11UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 10FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 8SEATS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2012 BMW 328Is 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.