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2015 BMW M235I: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2015 BMW M235I. The newest campaign is 25V871000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Dec 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Side/Window / Head. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 25V871000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the head air bags, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 12, 2026. 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

2 campaigns, newest first. 6,612 units in total.

  1. 25V871000Received . 851 units.

    Air Bags / Side/Window / Head

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2014 4 Series Coupe (428i, 428i xDrive, 435i, 435i xDrive), 3 Series Sedan (320i, 320i xDrive, 328i, 328i xDrive, 335i, 335i xDrive), and 2014-2015 2 Series Coupe (228i, 228i xDrive, M235i, M235i xDrive) vehicles. The 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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An inflator that ruptures may cause sharp metal fragments to enter or exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, an inflator that leaks gas may only partially inflate during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the head air bags, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 12, 2026. 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: .

  2. 24V288000Received . 5,761 units.

    Air Bags / Side/Window

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2014-2015 2 Series Coupe (228i, 228i xDrive, M235i), 3 Series Sedan (320i, 320i xDrive, 328i, 328i xDrive, 335i, 335i xDrive, M3, 328d, 328d xDrive), 4 Series Coupe (428i, 428i xDrive, 435i, 435i xDrive, M4), and 2015 4 Series Gran Coupe (428i, 428i xDrive, 435i, 435i xDrive) vehicles. The 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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An inflator that ruptures may cause sharp metal fragments to enter or exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, an inflator that leaks gas may only partially inflate during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the head air bags, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 4, 2024. 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.

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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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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.

  1. 20143
  2. 20152
  3. 20201
  4. 20212

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2015 BMW M235I: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/bmw/m235i/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
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
BMW of North America, LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2015 BMW M235I?
6,612 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the BMW M235I have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the BMW M235I, model years 2014 to 2021. 2 of them name the 2015 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 BMW M235I open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.