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.
2009 BMW 335I
4 safety recall campaigns, 128 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints128
Complaints citing a crash1
Complaints citing a fire10
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
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.
17V676000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Wiring that overheats could cause the electrical connectors to melt, and increase the risk of a fire, even when the vehicle is unattended.
13V044000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
If there is a loss of electrical power to the vehicle, the vehicle may unexpectedly stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 29AIR BAGS
- 23FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- 15ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 10ENGINE
- 8FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 6EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 6SEAT BELTS
- 4SEATS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2009 BMW 335Is 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.