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8 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.
BMW is recalling 2019 i3 and i8 vehicles because a circuit board defect may cause a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash.
BMW is recalling 2018 i3 electric and hybrid vehicles because a circuit board defect may cause a loss of propulsion, increasing crash risk.
BMW is recalling specific 2018-2019 electric and hybrid models because capacitors in the TurboCord Portable Chargers may fail, posing a shock or fire hazard.
BMW is recalling 2014-2017 i3 REx hybrid vehicles because a fuel tank vent line may rub against a battery cable, causing a fuel vapor leak that increases fire risk.
BMW is recalling specific 2014-2016 MINI and i3 vehicles because the passenger air bag may not deploy properly in a low-speed crash, increasing injury risk.
BMW is recalling 2014-2018 i3 vehicles because unbelted, small adult drivers face a higher risk of neck injury in frontal crashes.
BMW is recalling 2016-2017 vehicles because seat-mounted air bag initiators may fail to ignite, preventing deployment and increasing injury risk.
BMW is recalling certain 2014 i3 and MINI Cooper vehicles because the front passenger air bag inflator may not be assembled correctly, potentially preventing proper deployment in a crash.
Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.
Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.
Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.
393 manufacturer service bulletins across 8 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.
This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.
Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.