17V683000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
An electrical short can cause the parts within the PCV valve to melt, increasing the risk of a fire, even when the vehicle is not in use.
2009 BMW 528I
2 safety recall campaigns, 33 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns2
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints33
Complaints citing a crash1
Complaints citing a fire3
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
13V407000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
Intermittent light operation reduces the ability to warn other motorists of the driver's intentions, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 8ENGINE
- 5ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 4ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 4FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 3UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 2SERVICE BRAKES
- 1AIR BAGS
- 1WHEELS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2009 BMW 528Is 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.