Vehicle profile
2024 BMW 3 Series 330i Sedan
Compact Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 255 hp
- Cylinders
- 4-cyl
- Displacement
- 2L
- Fuel
- Premium gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 8-spd
- Drive
- RWD
- Body class
- Compact Cars
Federal recall campaigns
2 federal recall campaigns.
How this compares
- vs 2024 Compact Cars
- 1.92× the 1.04 campaigns averaged across that group (more than typical)
- Most-affected system
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 1 of 2 (50%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 2024 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
26V056000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLYBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Toyota Supra, 2022-2023 2 Series Coupe, 2021-2024 5 Series (xDrive), 2021-2022 Z4, 2022-2024 4 Series (Gran Coupe), 2021-2024 4 Series (Convertible and xDrive Convertible), 2021-2023 4 Series (Coupe), 2021-2024 3 Series, 2021-2023 X4, 2021-2024 X3 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of all models. The engine starter may overheat and catch fire due to wear on an internal component.
Consequence: Fire increases the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the engine starter, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 21, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning March 24, 2026.
2026-01-30
23V770000
STEERINGBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2024 2 Series Coupe (230i), 330i, X3 sDrive30i, X3 xDrive30i, X3 M40i, and X4 xDrive30i, X4 M40i vehicles. The steering gear may not have been tightened properly, which can allow it to loosen.
Consequence: A loose steering gear can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the steering gear, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 11, 2024. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
2023-11-16
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