Bmw 323i, Bmw 325i, Bmw 325xi, Bmw 328i, Bmw 328xi, Bmw 330i, model years 2006 to 2012. Filed by BMW of North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 3 July 2024. 394,029 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2006-2011 3 Series Sedan (324i, 325i, 325xi, 328i, 328xi, 330i, 330xi, 335i, 335xi), 2006-2012 3 Series Sportswagon (325xi, 328i, 328xi), and 2009-2011 3 Series Sedan (335d) vehicles. The original steering wheel may have been replaced with a sport or M-sport …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 24V513 cover?
- BMW 323I, BMW 325I, BMW 325Xi, BMW 328I, BMW 328Xi, BMW 330I, BMW 330Xi, BMW 335D, model years 2006-2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2006-2011 3 Series Sedan (324i, 325i, 325xi, 328i, 328xi, 330i, 330xi, 335i, 335xi), 2006-2012 3 Series Sportswagon (325xi, 328i, 328xi), and 2009-2011 3 Series Sedan (335d) vehicles.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will inspect and replace the driver's air bag module as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 30, 2024. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 24V513 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | BMW of North America, LLC |
| System at fault | Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module |
| Reported to NHTSA | 3 July 2024 |
| Model years | 2006-2012 |
| Vehicles named | BMW 323I, BMW 325I, BMW 325XI, BMW 328I, BMW 328XI, BMW 330I, BMW 330XI, BMW 335D, BMW 335I, BMW 335XI |
What the notice says today
The consequence
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the driver's air bag module as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 30, 2024. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 846 notices in the record whose component field names air bags. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 46 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- BMW 325i recalls: 3 US campaigns
- BMW 325xi recalls: 3 US campaigns
- BMW 328i recalls: 15 US campaigns
- BMW 328xi recalls: 6 US campaigns
- BMW 330i recalls: 24 US campaigns
- BMW 330xi recalls: 3 US campaigns
- BMW 335d recalls: 6 US campaigns
- BMW 335i recalls: 12 US campaigns
- BMW 335xi recalls: 5 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 24V513, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/24v513/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 24V513 on 5 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
867a346d - Consequence
0236533f - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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