1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2016 BMW 428I. Owners have filed 44 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 2016 BMW 428I. Check your 428I 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 44 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 BMW 428I, reporting 2 crashes, 3 injuries. BMW has issued at least 343 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 44 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 BMW 428I. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“2016 BMW 428I. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE STOPPED WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE ABOUT HALF A CAR LENGTH INTO AN INTERSECTION. THERE WAS NOTHING TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11205633
“TWO COLLISIONS AND SEVERAL OTHER INCIDENTS WHERE I WAS DRIVING 40-60 MPH, THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY BRAKED, AND I IMMEDIATELY BRAKED WITH ENOUGH TIME AND DISTANCE TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10991389
“Possible wiring harness for the air conditioning system that may be damaged and cause a short circuit. Had to air compressors installed and both reasons codes were "shorts".”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11724989
“1. Radio cut on and off and then Engine failed. I started smelling weird fumes when I was driving but eventually the car restarted back up. 2. Car stopped on the highway and could have resulted in other vehicles running into me. 3. No, I parked the car at my house and don't drive it.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11687510
“The contact owns a 2016 BMW 428I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11684565
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2016 BMW 428I 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.