BMW 330 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 4 owner complaints across 9 model years of the BMW 330 (2000–2011). The most-complained-about year is 2006.

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What BMW 330 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA. The 2006 model year has the most, with 3.

• Air bags3
• Electrical system1
• Engine1
• Structure: body1

All BMW 330 recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a BMW 330, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Inflator module (air bags) Do not drive

   NHTSA 19V698000 Reported October 2, 2019 3,924 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

   BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2000-2002 325i and 325xi Sedan, and 323Ci, 325Ci, and 330Ci Convertible vehicles. This recall affects certain vehicles that may have had a driver-side air bag module installed as replacement equipment such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bag, or…

   Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the vehicle has been remedied. BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, replace the driver's air bag module, free of charge. The recall…

   Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002

2. Inflator module (air bags) Do not drive

   NHTSA 17V047000 Reported January 20, 2017 230,117 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

   BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2000-2002 BMW 320i, 323i, 325i, 325xi, 330i, 330xi, 323Ci, 325Ci, 330Ci, M3, 323iT, 325iT and 325xiT vehicles, 2001-2002 525i, 530i, 540i, M5, 525iT and 540iT vehicles, and 2001-2003 X5 3.0i, X5 4.4i, and X5 4.6is vehicles. These vehicles may have had a driver-side air bag module…

   Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the vehicle has been remedied. BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver side air bag module, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall…

   Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002

3. Inflator module (air bags)

   NHTSA 16V071000 Reported February 5, 2016 840,000 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

   BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 128i and 135i coupes and convertibles and 1 Series M coupes, 2006-2011 325i, 325xi, 328i, 328xi, 328i xDrive, 330i, 330xi, 335i, 335xi, 335i xDrive Sedans, 2009-2011 335d sedans, 2006-2012 325xiT, 328i and 328xi sports wagons, 2007-2013 328i, 328xi, 328i xDrive,…

   Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag module or inflator depending on the vehicle model, free of charge. The recall began March 9, 2018. Owners may contact BMW customer service…

   Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Other BMW models

• X53,154 complaints
• 328I2,578 complaints
• X32,004 complaints
• 325I1,386 complaints
• Z41,281 complaints
• 3 Series843 complaints
• 528I835 complaints
• 330I815 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.