1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2018 BMW 430I. Owners have filed 36 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 2018 BMW 430I. Check your 430I 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 36 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 BMW 430I, reporting 4 crashes, 2 fires, 5 injuries. BMW has issued at least 193 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 36 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 BMW 430I. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The steering wheel airbag has a cut mark, and it feels softer than the rest of the airbag cover. It looks like it may be starting to open.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11741538
“I pulled out onto Southside Blvd. My brakes failed, my driver's front of the car hit a Waste Management garbage truck right back tire and cut the sidewall of the tire. The engine was racing, the truck pulled off the road, and I had sudden unintended acceleration.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11630502
“CAR WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 80 MILES COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON CAR DROPPED SPEED TO 30 MILES PER HOUR ON ITS OWN”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11570643
“My vehicle erupted in a fire on 06/29/22. My vehicle had all of its services. It was shooting out random messages. Then ultimately completely lost power. My car filled with smoke and I seen flames coming from underneath the hood. It was fully engulfed in just minutes.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11471925
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 BMW 430I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT STAND STILL, WHEN SHE WAS INFORMED THAT UNDER HER VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED A COUPLE OF BY STANDERS ASSISTED HER TO TRY TO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO CATCH ON FIRE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11354063
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2018 BMW 430I 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.