BMW of North America, LLC: Exterior Lighting
BMW of North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 17, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 7,727. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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."
The risk
If the side marker lights do not illuminate, the vehicle may be less visible at night, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will upload revised software to correct the issue, free of charge. The recall began on October 7, 2015. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or by email at [email protected].
32 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 BMW 320i | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 BMW 320Xi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 BMW 328d | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 BMW 328i | 125 | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| 2015 BMW 328Xd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 BMW 328Xi | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 BMW 335i | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 BMW 335Xi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 BMW Active Hybrid 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 BMW 320i | 53 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 BMW 320Xi | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 BMW 328d | 153 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| 2014 BMW 328i | 152 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 2014 BMW 328Xd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 BMW 328Xi | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 BMW 335i | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 BMW 335Xi | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 BMW Active Hybrid 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 BMW 320i | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 BMW 320Xi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 BMW 328i | 257 | 5 | 8 | 24 |
| 2013 BMW 328Xi | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 BMW 335i | 43 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 BMW 335Xi | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 BMW Active Hybrid 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 BMW 320i | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 BMW 320Xi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 BMW 328i | 130 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 BMW 328Xi | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 BMW 335i | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 BMW 335Xi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 BMW Active Hybrid 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V520000.
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