25V636000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY
A short circuit in the starter relay may increase the risk of a fire.
2020 BMW 330I
11 safety recall campaigns, 65 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns11
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints65
Complaints citing a crash4
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 11
23V584000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
An audible chime that does not properly alert the driver to fasten their seat belt increases the risk of injury in a crash.
23V211000
SEATS
An improperly welded seat frame may not properly restrain the occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
21V096000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
If the driver relies on only the rearview camera image, the missing or reduced rearview image view can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
20V355000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
A damaged or fractured tie rod may affect vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.
20V164000
AIR BAGS
If the air bag and/or seat belt pretensioners deploy improperly in the event of a crash, there is an increased risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
What owners report most
- 18ENGINE
- 18ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 7UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 5AIR BAGS
- 2VISIBILITY/WIPER
- 2STRUCTURE:BODY
- 1EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 1ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2020 BMW 330Is 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.