17V683000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
An electrical short can cause the parts within the PCV valve to melt, increasing the risk of a fire, even when the vehicle is not in use.
2011 BMW 528I
4 safety recall campaigns, 164 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints164
Complaints citing a crash1
Complaints citing a fire1
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 4 of 4
16V832000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
Depending on the severity of the crash, inadequate activation of the driver and/or passenger air bags, safety belt pre-tensioners and active head restraints may increase the risk of injury.
16V746000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
The loose wires may cause the connector to melt, resulting in a fuel leak. Additionally, the fuel pump may stop working, possibly causing an engine stall and increase 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
- 33ENGINE
- 31ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 25POWER TRAIN
- 17FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 10UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 7ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 7FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- 6STEERING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2011 BMW 528Is 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.