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BMW 428I

Every BMW 428I model year on file, 2014 to 2016. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years15722 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years32014 to 2016
Recall campaigns7Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,183Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 77, 49% of the model's total

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

02040608020142015772016
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the BMW 428I complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
79
Electrical system
75
Brakes
17
Fuel system
15
Structure
8
Airbags
8
Speed control
6
Powertrain
6
Steering
5
Visibility and wipers
4
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 428I 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 428I by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2016Sedan446.831411343
2015Convertible7718.23,85051418
2014Convertible3613.91,80061422
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 428I

  • 25V-871 Dec 17, 2025
    Head air bag inflator may fail at the weld joint, which can cause gas to leak from the inflator or result in an inflator rupture
    Airbags · 851 vehicles
  • 24V-608 Aug 13, 2024
    Improperly sealed electrical connector on the water pump may be exposed to water and short circuit
    Electrical system · 721k vehicles
  • 24V-527 Jul 11, 2024
    Driver's air bag inflator may explode during deployment, due to a manufacturing defect
    Airbags · 1,145 vehicles
  • 24V-288 Apr 24, 2024
    Head air bag inflator may fail at the weld joint, which can cause gas to leak from the inflator or result in an inflator rupture
    Airbags · 5,761 vehicles
  • 15V-189 Mar 31, 2015
    Improper nickel plating of components within the fuel pump may result in the fuel pump failing
    Fuel system · 18k vehicles
  • 15V-148 Mar 13, 2015
    Due to a programming error, the driver's front air bag deployment timing may be incorrect
    Airbags · 2,067 vehicles
  • 14V-627 Oct 7, 2014
    Due to insufficient lubrication, the vacuum pump that supplies brake power assistance may fail
    Brakes · 8,988 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.