Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 BMW 328i has 39 NHTSA airbags complaints and 1 airbags-related recall.
39
Complaints
1
Recalls
11
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2008-2013 128i and 135i Convertibles, 128i, 135i, and M Coupes, 2007-2010 X3 30si and X3 xDrive30...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2025 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS | Passenger Restraint system malfunction for the front passenger seat. This may not trigger the airbag... |
| Aug 1, 2024 | AIR BAGS | I along with many others are getting a passenger restraint sensor error which prevents the airbag fr... |
| Mar 23, 2024 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | Passenger-restraint system This light has turned on and I see that certain BMW’s had recalls on th... |
| Jun 11, 2023 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Something from the passenger front wheel side must have messed up since after I went over a small bu... |
| May 5, 2023 | AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | I stated on another form about my other safety issue. My son was in an accident in 2013 328I xdrive ... |
| May 5, 2023 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | I was preparing to yurn road had a lip when I attempted to turn breaks locked up would not engage re... |
| May 5, 2023 | AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I was making a right hand turn my car started to lose breaking a ability and my car went in to a dit... |
| Aug 20, 2021 | AIR BAGS | The contact's mother owned a 2013 BMW 328i. The contact stated while driving 5 mph and approaching a... |
| Aug 2, 2021 | AIR BAGS | We were in a small fender bender and the air bag in this BMW F30 deployed - with some kind of powder... |
| Jul 9, 2021 | AIR BAGS | When driving, get this error message on the screen when no passenger is sitting in the passenger sea... |
| Apr 2, 2021 | AIR BAGS | THE CAR IS A 2013 BMW 328I SEDAN. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK. I HAD A PASSENGER ... |
| Feb 3, 2021 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | Received display notification of "Passenter-restraint system: Fault in airbag, belt tensioner or bel... |
| Jul 21, 2019 | AIR BAGS | THE PASSENGER AIRBAG RESTRAINT MALFUNCTION SENSOR KEEPS POPPING UP. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE APART O... |
| Apr 6, 2019 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,ENGINE | CAR INVOLVED IN REAR END COLLISION AND CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED UP. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR ... |
| Dec 11, 2018 | AIR BAGS | AN AIRBAG FAULT APPEARS AS 'PASSENGER RESTRAINING MALFUNCTION. KEEP WEARING SEATBELT AND CONTACT NEA... |
| Dec 1, 2018 | AIR BAGS | THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM SENSOR DINGS REALLY LOUD WHEN A PASSAGE OR OBJECT IS IN THE PASSENGER... |
| Oct 27, 2018 | AIR BAGS | PASSENGER AIRBAG RESTRAINT ERROR OCCURS SECONDARY TO A FAULTY BATTERY CABLE. |
| Jun 25, 2018 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATS | GETTING AN INTERMITTENT PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. IT STATES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL ... |
| Apr 22, 2018 | AIR BAGS,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND ... |
| Nov 8, 2017 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA RECALL ; MY CAR IS ON THE RECALL LIST BUT KNOW ONE AT THE DEULER KNOW ANYTHING OF A RECALL F... |