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.
2013 BMW 335I
2 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 70 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns2
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints70
Complaints citing a crash9
Complaints citing a fire0
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 2 of 2
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
- 12AIR BAGS
- 11ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 11ENGINE
- 9POWER TRAIN
- 5FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 4VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 3SEAT BELTS
- 2FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2013 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.