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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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Seat Belts complaints

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60,000 miles · Apr 5, 2017

Air BagsSeat Belts

DROVE A SHORT DISTANCE WITH A WOMEN'S PURSE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. SINCE THAT TIME, I GET TWO FAULT MESSAGES EVERY TIME I START THE CAR, REGARDING AN ERROR IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OR SEAT BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM. MESSAGE STATES TO ENSURE PASSENGER WEARS SEAT BELT AS THEY AIR BAG MAY NOT OPERATE.

NHTSA ODI #10970751

16,000 miles · Jan 24, 2014

Air BagsSeat Belts

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WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING, I WAS BOMBARDED WITH DRIVER'S AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT FAULTS, INFORMING ME OF "MALFUNCTION IN SEAT BELT, AIR BAGS, OR BELT TENSIONER. CONTINUE WEARING SEATBELT, CONSULT NEAREST SERVICE CENTER". VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FAULTS FOR "DRIVER'S SEAT BELT TENSIONER - LINE CONNECTED INCORRECTLY" AND "BATTERY SAFETY TERMINAL 2 - LINE CONNECTED INCORRECTLY". BMW CORPORATE INSTRUCTED RUNNING NEW REPLACEMENT WIRING FROM THE BATTERY, AND I WAS TOLD BY CUSTOMER RELATIONS THAT BMW STANDS BEHIND THIS PRODUCT AND THEY OFFERED A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY TO BUY MY SATISFACTION. I INFORMED BMW THAT AS A FORMER AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEER, I FIND THE REPAIR JOB TO BE INCONSISTENT WITH THE FAULT AND EXPECT THE ERROR TO RETURN. BMW DID NOT RESPOND, AND SURELY ENOUGH ONE WEEK LATER I STARTED THE CAR TO FIND THE SAME TWO FAULT LIGHTS ON AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE IS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP. BMW IS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE ADDITIONAL PARTS IN THE CAR INCLUDING THE ACTIVE CRASH SAFETY MODULE, LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR 21 DAYS IN THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT AND 4 DAYS AND COUNTING THIS TIME. I DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT IN THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE FOLLOWING THESE INCIDENTS AND WOULD LIKE THE FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELTS AND AIRBAGS TO BE INVESTIGATED BY A NEUTRAL 3RD PARTY. THROUGHOUT THIS INCIDENT BMW REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS VEHICLE AS A LEMON OR ONE-OFF SO I AM LED TO BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY AFFECT ALL 3 SERIES THAT USE THE SAME ACTIVE CRASH SAFETY MODULE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10561357

Official recalls

15V520000 · Exterior Lighting

Aug 17, 2015

BMW North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 320i, 320xi, 328i, 328xi, 335i, 335xi, and ActiveHybrid3 vehicles manufactured October 20, 2011, to June 22, 2015, 2014-2015 328xi Sports Wagon vehicles manufactured March 21, 2013, to March 17, 2015, 2014-2015 328d, 328xd vehicles manufactured June 28, 2013, to April 21, 2015, and 2014-2015 328xd Sports Wagon vehicles manufactured July 5, 2013, to April 21, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been programmed with new software that inadvertently makes the front side marker lights inoperative in conjunction with the parking lights or the headlights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the side marker lights do not illuminate, the vehicle may be less visible at night, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will upload revised software to correct the issue, free of charge. The recall began on October 7, 2015. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or by email at CustomerRelations@bmwusa.com.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

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