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2015 BMW M3: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2015 BMW M3. The newest campaign is 24V288000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Apr 2024. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Side/Window. NHTSA has 4 complaints 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, 24V288000, 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.
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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

3 campaigns, newest first. 5,999 units in total.

  1. 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: .

  2. 16V653000Received . 196 units.

    Structure / Frame and Members

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    BMW North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2016 BMW M2 Coupe vehicles, 2015-2017 M3 Sedan vehicles and 2015-2016 M4 Coupe and M4 Convertible vehicles. During servicing of the rear differential for a prior service action, the rear sub-frame bolts may have been reused instead of being replaced. Reuse of the existing bolts may cause the bolts to loosen.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Loose rear sub-frame bolts may adversely affect vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear sub-frame bolts with new bolts, free of charge. The recall began on November 3, 2016. 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: .

  3. 15V782000Received . 42 units.

    Power Train / Driveline / Driveshaft

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 M3 Sedan vehicles manufactured May 30, 2015, to September 2, 2015, 2016 M4 Coupe vehicles manufactured July 3, 2015, to September 11, 2015, and 2015-2016 M4 Convertible vehicles manufactured May 29, 2015, to August 4, 2015. The affected vehicles have a driveshaft with a slip-joint that may not have been filled with grease. As a result, the slip-joint may fail over time.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the slip-joint fails, there would be a loss of power to the rear axle and therefore the vehicle would stop moving, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driveshaft, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on January 14, 2016. 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

4 complaints, 4 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.

2015 BMW M3: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Fuel/Propulsion System2
Engine1
Unknown or Other1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
14 May 2022

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.

Complaints about the 2015 BMW M3, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2022, with 2 complaints.

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. 19881
  2. 19891
  3. 19901
  4. 19911
  5. 19921
  6. 19931
  7. 19941
  8. 19954
  9. 19961
  10. 19972
  11. 19981
  12. 19991
  13. 20002
  14. 20014
  15. 20025
  16. 20035
  17. 20043
  18. 20053
  19. 20065
  20. 20073
  21. 20085
  22. 20095
  23. 20104
  24. 20114
  25. 20123
  26. 20132
  27. 20141
  28. 20153
  29. 20163
  30. 20172
  31. 20180
  32. 20213
  33. 20220
  34. 20231
  35. 20250

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2015 BMW M3: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/bmw/m3/2015/. 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 M3?
5,999 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the BMW M3 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 26 recall campaigns for the BMW M3, model years 1988 to 2025. 3 of them name the 2015 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2015 BMW M3 name most often?
Fuel/Propulsion System: 2 of 4 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2015 BMW M3 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.