- Vehicles
- 7,727
- Built between
- Oct 2011 – Jun 2015
- Models
- 9
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 7 October 2015
- Repaired
- 91%
- Unrepaired
- 409
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2011 and June 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2012-2015 BMW 320IBuilt October 2011 to June 2015
- 2012-2015 BMW 320XIBuilt October 2011 to June 2015
- 2014-2015 BMW 328DBuilt June 2013 to April 2015
- 2012-2015 BMW 328IBuilt October 2011 to June 2015
- 2014-2015 BMW 328XDBuilt June 2013 to April 2015
- 2012-2015 BMW 328XIBuilt October 2011 to June 2015
- 2012-2015 BMW 335IBuilt October 2011 to June 2015
- 2012-2015 BMW 335XIBuilt October 2011 to June 2015
- 2012-2015 BMW Active Hybrid 3Built October 2011 to June 2015
Repair progress
409 of 7,727 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2017.
91% repaired — 7,069 of 7,727 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 237
- Scrapped or exported
- 12
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
BMW North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 320i, 320xi, 328i, 328xi, 335i, 335xi, and ActiveHybrid3 vehicles manufactured October 20, 2011, to June 22, 2015, 2014-2015 328xi Sports Wagon vehicles manufactured March 21, 2013, to March 17, 2015, 2014-2015 328d, 328xd vehicles manufactured June 28, 2013, to April 21, 2015, and 2014-2015 328xd Sports Wagon vehicles manufactured July 5, 2013, to April 21, 2015. The affected vehicles may have been programmed with new software that inadvertently makes the front side marker lights inoperative in conjunction with the parking lights or the headlights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
What could happen
If the side marker lights do not illuminate, the vehicle may be less visible at night, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will upload revised software to correct the issue, free of charge. The recall began on October 7, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2011 to June 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 August 2015
- Owners notified7 October 2015
- Latest repair reportQ1 2017 — 91% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 17 August 2015.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or by email at CustomerRelations@bmwusa.com.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BMW of North America, LLC
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.