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Bmw M3 · 2007

3 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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All years 2023 · 1 recall 2021 · 3 recalls 2016–2017 · 1 recall 2015–2017 · 1 recall 2015–2016 · 1 recall 2014–2015 · 1 recall 2007–2013 · 1 recall 2006–2013 · 1 recall 2008–2012 · 1 recall 2006–2011 · 1 recall 2002–2006 · 1 recall 2001–2006 · 1 recall 2000–2006 · 1 recall 2002–2003 · 1 recall 2000–2002 · 1 recall

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Severity pendingNHTSA·20V017000·2020-01-15
BMW Recalls Vehicles for Driver Air Bag Inflator Explosion Risk
BMW is recalling specific 2006-2015 models because driver air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation, posing a risk of serious injury or death.
Product
BMW — BMW 330I, 330XI, 128I, 1 SERIES M
Category
Vehicle
Distribution
Distributed nationwide
Severity pendingNHTSA·17V676000·2017-10-25
BMW Recalls 2006-2011 3 Series Vehicles for Fire Risk
BMW is recalling 2006-2011 3 Series vehicles because heating and air conditioning wiring may overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
Product
BMW — BMW 325XI, 323I, 325I, 328I
Category
Vehicle
Distribution
Distributed nationwide
Severity pendingNHTSA·16V071000·2016-02-05
BMW Recalls Vehicles Due to Driver Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk
BMW is recalling approximately 840,000 vehicles because the driver's frontal air bag inflator may rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious injury or death.
Product
BMW — BMW 128I, X6 SAC, X5 SAV, 135I
Category
Vehicle
Distribution
Distributed nationwide

Wider context for this vehicle

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.

Federal investigations

PE13030 Preliminary Evaluation · service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum
EA12002 Engineering Analysis · electrical system
PE11025 Preliminary Evaluation · electrical system
EA09019 Engineering Analysis · exterior lighting
PE09036 Preliminary Evaluation · exterior lighting
DP09002 Defect Petition · exterior lighting:back up lights

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

2008 · powertrain — 36 complaints, median 7,000 mi
2009 · powertrain — 24 complaints, median 2,500 mi
2006 · steering — 24 complaints, median 69,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

744 manufacturer service bulletins across 18 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

2025: 4.7/5 · 2 complaints
2023: 4.9/5
2022: 4.8/5 · 1 complaints
2021: 4.4/5 · 3 complaints
2018: 4.5/5 · 9 complaints

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.

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