2015 BMW 528I: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2015 BMW 528I. The campaign is 24V608000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Aug 2024. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Wiring / Connectors/Plugs/Receptacles. NHTSA has 65 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 24V608000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the water pump and plug connector as necessary, and install a protective shield, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 28, 2025. 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.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 720,796 units in total.
24V608000Received . 720,796 units.
Electrical System / Wiring / Connectors/Plugs/Receptacles
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
BMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2012-2015 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, 2012-2016 Z4 sDrive28i, 528i, 528i xDrive, 328i, 328xi, 2016-2018 X5 xdrive 40e, 2014-2016 228i, 228xi, 428i, 428i xDrive, 328xi Gran Turismo, 2013-2017 X3 sDrive28i, X3 xDrive28i, 2015-2018 X4 xDrive28i, 2015-2016 428xi vehicles. An improperly sealed electrical connector on the water pump may be exposed to water and short circuit.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace the water pump and plug connector as necessary, and install a protective shield, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 28, 2025. 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
65 complaints, 109 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2015 BMW 528I
- All 2015 vehicles
| Component | 2015 528I | All 2015 vehicles | 528I, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 330.3 | 114.1 | 149.3 | 36 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 302.8 | 11.9 | 146.9 | 33 |
| Engine | 128.4 | 153.4 | 163.7 | 14 |
| Unknown or Other | 64.2 | 100 | 53 | 7 |
| Structure | 45.9 | 41.1 | 22.5 | 5 |
| Power Train | 27.5 | 125.6 | 85.9 | 3 |
| Visibility | 18.3 | 6.6 | 4 | 2 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 18.3 | 41.8 | 65 | 2 |
| Exterior Lighting | 18.3 | 40.9 | 50.6 | 2 |
| Wheels | 9.2 | 14.2 | 6.4 | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 14.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 5
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 28 Aug 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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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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 2015 BMW 528IThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2015 BMW 528I: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/bmw/528i/2015/. 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 2015 BMW 528I?
- 720,796 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 528I have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns for the BMW 528I, model years 1979 to 2016. 1 of them names the 2015 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2015 BMW 528I name most often?
- Electrical System: 36 of 109 component mentions, or 330.3 per 1,000. For all 2015 vehicles the figure is 114.1 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 BMW 528I open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.