26V056000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
Fire increases the risk of injury.
2021 BMW 330I
7 safety recall campaigns, 44 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints44
Complaints citing a crash3
Complaints citing a fire6
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 7
25V636000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY
A short circuit in the starter relay may increase the risk of a fire.
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.
21V554000
SEAT BELTS
During a crash, a seat belt retractor that does not function as intended increases the risk of injury.
21V298000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
An improperly installed seat belt assembly may not restrain an occupant as expected, increasing the risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 13ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 8ENGINE
- 5UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 4AIR BAGS
- 3FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
- 2SUSPENSION
- 2LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
- 1WHEELS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 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.