2018 BMW 330I: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2018 BMW 330I. The campaign is 18V465000. NHTSA received the report on 11 Jul 2018. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine. NHTSA has 32 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 18V465000, in the NHTSA record
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the crankshaft sensor, free of charge. The recall began September 6, 2018. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 5,309 units in total.
18V465000Received . 5,309 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2018 BMW 540d xDrive vehicles. The crankshaft sensor may be equipped with incorrect firmware, preventing the sensor from properly processing input from the crankshaft reluctor ring, possibly resulting in a vehicle stall. On September 12, 2018, BMW expanded the recall to a total of 5,309 vehicles including certain 2018-2019 BMW 540d xDrive, 230i M240i, M240i xDrive, X2 sDrive28i, X2 xDrive28i, X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, 330i, 330i xDrive, 340i, 340i xDrive, 330i xDrive Gran Turismo, 530i, 530i xDrive, 540i, 540i xDrive, 530e, 530e xDrive, 640i xDrive Gran Turismo, 330e, 2019 430i Gran Coupe, 430i xDrive Gran Coupe, 440i Gran Coupe, 440i xDrive Gran Coupe, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive, 740i, 740i xDrive, MINI Cooper, Cooper S, JCW, MINI Countryman (Cooper, Cooper All4, Cooper S, Cooper S All4, JCW All4), and MINI Clubman (Cooper, Cooper S, Cooper All4, Cooper S All4, JCW All4) vehicles.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A vehicle stall can increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the crankshaft sensor, free of charge. The recall began September 6, 2018. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
Report filed by BMW of North America, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
32 complaints, 39 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Engine | 12 |
| Unknown or Other | 6 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 4 |
| Electrical System | 4 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 2 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 1 |
| Structure | 1 |
| Tires | 1 |
| Service Brakes | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 15.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 31 Mar 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA21002 | Engineering analysis | Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture | Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module | 17 Sep 2021 | Open |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2018 BMW 330IThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2018 BMW 330I: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/bmw/330i/2018/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- BMW of North America, LLC
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2018 BMW 330I?
- 5,309 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the BMW 330I have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 38 recall campaigns for the BMW 330I, model years 1999 to 2026. 1 of them names the 2018 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2018 BMW 330I name most often?
- Engine: 12 of 39 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 BMW 330I open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.