2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2013 BMW 328XI. Owners have filed 27 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any BMW dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2013 BMW 328XI. Check your 328XI by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 27 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 BMW 328XI, reporting 2 crashes, 2 fires, 2 injuries. BMW has issued at least 9 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in one investigation. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 27 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 BMW 328XI. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 328XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THICK, WHITE SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO RAIN WATER SEEPING INTO THE EXHAUST.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11098931
“ON DECEMBER 1ST I WAS REARENDED AT INTERSTATE SPEED (65 MILES PER HOUR) JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT I HAD TURNED MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO LESSEN THE IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10810625
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 328LI. THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT 15 MPH WHEN THE E BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10562639
“2013 BMW 328XI SULEV. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO TURBO FAILURE. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STARTED SPEWING GREY SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST ON SOME COLD STARTS. THE OIL SUPPLY LINES TO THE TURBOCHARGER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE FAILURE RECURRED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11270755
“SYSTEM RESTRAINTS PASSENGER SIDE. WILL NOT RESET. CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE RESTRAINT ERRORS. HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, AND STAYS ON WHEN PARKED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11195515
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2013 BMW 328XI is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any BMW dealer.