24V608000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
2013 BMW 328I
5 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 389 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints389
Complaints citing a crash42
Complaints citing a fire12
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 5 of 5
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
- 92ENGINE
- 60ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 41ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 38AIR BAGS
- 30SERVICE BRAKES
- 19POWER TRAIN
- 18FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 18UNKNOWN OR OTHER
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2013 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.