20V017000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
2012 BMW 335I
3 safety recall campaigns, 30 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints30
Complaints citing a crash4
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 3 of 3
15V520000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
If the side marker lights do not illuminate, the vehicle may be less visible at night, increasing the risk of a crash.
14V176000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
If the bolts loosen or break the engine may have reduced power or stall. An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 14AIR BAGS
- 4ENGINE
- 3UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 3SEATS
- 2ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 2STEERING
- 1VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
- 1SERVICE BRAKES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2012 BMW 335Is can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.