2012 BMW 528I

4 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 145 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints145
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire8

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

24V6080002024-08-13

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLES

An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.

16V7460002016-10-17

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.

14V6270002014-10-07

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM

A failure of the brake vacuum pump results in a reduction in braking power that could increase the risk of a crash.

13V4540002013-09-26

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM

A failure of the brake vacuum pump results in a reduction in braking power that could increase the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 42ENGINE
  • 26FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 19POWER TRAIN
  • 12UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 12ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 5ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
  • 3FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
  • 3AIR BAGS

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2012 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.

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