24V608000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
2013 BMW 528I
4 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 119 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints119
Complaints citing a crash3
Complaints citing a fire1
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
15V188000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The vehicle may be less visible to other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.
14V627000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
A failure of the brake vacuum pump results in a reduction in braking power that could increase the risk of a crash.
13V454000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
A failure of the brake vacuum pump results in a reduction in braking power that could increase the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 37ENGINE
- 14AIR BAGS
- 14ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 13POWER TRAIN
- 11ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 6UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 4SEAT BELTS
- 4STEERING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2013 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.