BMW 323i Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns covering at least one BMW 323i model year (1999–2011). Each campaign below shows the model years it covers, the official NHTSA text and the share of vehicles repaired so far.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Which model years each campaign covers

BMW 323i recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 2000–2011
Campaign	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
24V513000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
21V401000 Air bag	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
20V018000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
19V852000 Air bag	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
19V853000 Air bag	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
14V428000 Air bag	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
17V676000 Electrical	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
02V223000 Air bag	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
00V048000 Brake	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

● = the campaign lists this model year. Source: NHTSA recalls file, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

All 12 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 2006–2011 BMW 323i. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 24V513000 Filed Jul 3, 2024

Driver's Air Bag Inflator May Explode

Air bags · frontal

20.2% repairedof 394,029 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 24V513000

Listed for 1999, 2000, 2001 BMW 323i. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 21V401000 Filed May 27, 2021

Air Bag Inflator May Explode or Underinflate Bag

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

50.8% repairedof 4,511 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 21V401000

Listed for 2000–2005 BMW 323i. Not checked against your VIN.

NHTSA: Do not drive. NHTSA says owners should not drive these vehicles until the recall repair is done. What a Do Not Drive recall means

Recall 20V018000 Filed Jan 15, 2020

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflators May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

42.4% repairedof 292,948 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 20V018000

Listed for 1999 BMW 323i. Not checked against your VIN.

NHTSA: Do not drive. NHTSA says owners should not drive these vehicles until the recall repair is done. What a Do Not Drive recall means

Recall 19V851000 Filed Nov 26, 2019

Air Bag Inflators May Rupture or Underinflate Bag

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

9.5% repairedof 7,910 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 19V851000

Listed for 1999, 2000 BMW 323i. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 19V852000 Filed Nov 26, 2019

Air Bag Inflators May Rupture or Underinflate Bag

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

8% repairedof 34,396 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 19V852000

Listed for 1999, 2000, 2001 BMW 323i. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 19V853000 Filed Nov 26, 2019

Air Bag Inflators May Rupture or Underinflate Bag

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

12.1% repairedof 74,185 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 19V853000

Listed for 2000 BMW 323i. Not checked against your VIN.

NHTSA: Do not drive. NHTSA says owners should not drive these vehicles until the recall repair is done. What a Do Not Drive recall means

Recall 14V428000 Filed Jun 11, 2018

Passenger Side Air Bag Inflator may Rupture

Air bags

29.1% repairedof 574,007 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 14V428000

Listed for 2006–2011 BMW 323i. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 17V676000 Filed Oct 25, 2017

Blower Motor Wiring may Overheat

Electrical system · wiring

51.4% repairedof 702,965 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 17V676000

Listed for 1999, 2000 BMW 323i. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 02V223000 Filed Aug 9, 2002

BMW/SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM

Air bags · side/window

Repair progress not yet reported20,500 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 02V223000

Listed for 2000 BMW 323i. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 00V048000 Filed Feb 17, 2000

BMW/BRAKE LAMPS

Exterior lighting · brake lights · switch

Repair progress not yet reported17,700 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 00V048000

Listed for 1999 BMW 323i. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 99V100000 Filed May 3, 1999

BMW/BRAKE RETAINING CLIP

Service brakes, hydraulic · pedals and linkages

Repair progress not yet reported31,067 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 99V100000

Listed for 1999 BMW 323i. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 99V063000 Filed Mar 26, 1999

BMW/SIDE DOOR AIR BAGS

Air bags · side/window

Repair progress not yet reported34,701 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 99V063000

Where to next

BMW 323i problems by yearModel overview →Which 323i years drew the fewest complaints?Best & worst years →Have a VIN? Decode itVIN decoder →

How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Data sources

NHTSA recalls by vehicle
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
US DOT recall completion rates (data.transportation.gov)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA ODI owner complaints
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EPA fuel economy data (licence confirmation pending)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EIA weekly retail gasoline prices
Weekly, all taxes included

Processing

Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.

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