BMW 330xi Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns covering at least one BMW 330xi 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 330xi 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
20V017000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
19V273000 Engine	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
14V428000 Air bag	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	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
17V428000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
15V318000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
13V564000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
13V172000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
11V438000 Brake	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
02V138000 Engine	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
01V206000 Engine	not covered	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 14 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 2006–2011 BMW 330xi. 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 330xi. 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 330xi. 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 2006–2011 BMW 330xi. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 20V017000 Filed Jan 15, 2020

Driver Air Bag Inflators May Explode

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

78.2% repairedof 59,965 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 20V017000

Listed for 2006 BMW 330xi. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 19V273000 Filed Apr 4, 2019

PCV Heater may Short Circuit

Engine and engine cooling · exhaust system · emission control · crankcase (pcv)

31.4% repairedof 184,505 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 19V273000

Listed for 2001–2005 BMW 330xi. 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 330xi. 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 2006 BMW 330xi. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 17V428000 Filed Jul 6, 2017

Front Passenger Seat Occupant Detection Mat Defect

Air bags · sensor · occupant classification

30.4% repairedof 2,158 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 17V428000

Listed for 2002–2005 BMW 330xi. 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 15V318000 Filed May 28, 2015

Driver Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

33.4% repairedof 419,235 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 15V318000

Listed for 2006 BMW 330xi. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 13V564000 Filed Nov 12, 2013

Front Seat Occupant Protection Mat Defect

Air bags · sensor · occupant classification

45.9% repairedof 76,565 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 13V564000

Listed for 2002, 2003 BMW 330xi. 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 13V172000 Filed May 2, 2013

Passenger Side Air Bag Inflator may Rupture

Air bags

Repair progress not yet reported43,204 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 13V172000

Listed for 2002–2005 BMW 330xi. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 11V438000 Filed Aug 26, 2011

REAR LAMPS IN BODY PANEL

Exterior lighting · brake lights

Repair progress not yet reported241,000 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 11V438000

Listed for 2001 BMW 330xi. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 02V138000 Filed May 16, 2002

BMW/ENGINE AUXILIARY/COOLING FAN

Engine and engine cooling · cooling system · fan

Repair progress not yet reported1,550 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 02V138000

Listed for 2001 BMW 330xi. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 01V206000 Filed Jun 21, 2001

BMW/ENGINE AUXILIARY/COOLING FAN

Engine and engine cooling · cooling system · fan

Repair progress not yet reported76,469 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 01V206000

Where to next

BMW 330xi problems by yearModel overview →Which 330xi 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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