2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2018 BMW i3. Owners have filed 14 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 i3. Check your i3 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 14 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 BMW i3. BMW has issued at least 143 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 14 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 BMW i3. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“This isn't a safety issue, rather it's a known problem with the factory AC compressor inside of BMW i3s and i8s that seem to constantly fail. I had a replacement under the car's factory warranty and the part already failed again right outside the part's warranty period.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11604373
“My car has a problem with the carbon fiber roof panel. In the sun, the clear epoxy of the roof is de laminating from the carbon fiber beneath it.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11583327
“The roof is cracking, yellowing and bubbling. I have heard that this is the beginning of roof failure and de-lamination. There have been reports and incidents of others roofs delaminating and having large pieces flying off and hitting other cars.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11539447
“On two occasions the power steering failed while i was driving, once several months ago and again last Wednesday. Fortunately i was driving on surface streets close to home. i parked the car for twenty minutes and upon starting it the problem seemed to be gone.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11529897
“"Driver restraint system malfunction" light came on today. BMW i3's have had recalls in their past models due to design flaws in their airbag systems and assembly. While my car's year hasn't had a recall, searching the web shows that this issue is extremely common on BMW cars.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11505089
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 i3 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.