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BMW 323CI

Every BMW 323CI model year on file, 2000 to 2006. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years312 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years72000 to 2006
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins26Summed across model years
By model year

The 2000 model year drew the most complaints, 31, 100% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

010203040200031200120022003200420052006
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Airbags leads the BMW 323CI complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags
11
Powertrain
6
Structure
5
Suspension
4
Electrical system
3
Engine and cooling
1
Lighting
1
Tires
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 323CI model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

BMW 323CI by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2006Not decoded0NoneNone103
2005Not decoded0NoneNone103
2004Not decoded0NoneNone103
2003Not decoded0NoneNone101
2002Not decoded0NoneNone101
2001Not decoded0NoneNone301
2000Coupe316.51554014
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 323CI

  • 21V-401 May 27, 2021
    These vehicles are equipped with driver-side air bag inflators that were previously inspected, but not replaced under recall numbers 19V-851,…
    Airbags · 4,511 vehicles
  • 20V-018 Jan 15, 2020
    These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and…
    Airbags · 293k vehicles
  • 19V-853 Nov 26, 2019
    These vehicles may have received a replacement driver air bag as part of a vehicle repair
    Airbags · 74k vehicles
  • 19V-852 Nov 26, 2019
    These inflators do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant
    Airbags · 34k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.