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Bmw M3 · 2023

1 recall affects this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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Severity pendingNHTSA·23V118000·2023-02-23
2022-2023 BMW M3 Door Locking Software Defect Recall
BMW is recalling certain 2022-2023 models due to a door locking software defect. Faulty ECU programming may prevent doors from locking while driving, increasing crash injury risk.
Product
BMW — BMW I4, M440I, M340I, 430I
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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