24V608000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
2015 BMW 328I
4 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 202 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints202
Complaints citing a crash9
Complaints citing a fire18
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 4 of 4
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.
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
- 55ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 41ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 23ENGINE
- 19UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 14FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 13POWER TRAIN
- 9SERVICE BRAKES
- 7EXTERIOR LIGHTING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2015 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.