BMW 328D Recalls

The BMW 328D has 5 recalls spanning the 2013-2018 production run, with the most serious being an EGR cooler that can leak internally on 2013-2018 models, causing coolant to mix with diesel soot, which can smolder and melt the intake manifold, raising the risk of an engine fire. The 2018 model year shares this same EGR cooler fire risk and is covered under its own recall filing. On the occupant safety side, 2014-2015 models are subject to the Takata airbag inflator recall affecting the side and window curtain airbags, where a ruptured inflator can send metal fragments into or out of the cabin. Driver-side front airbag inflators on 2013-2015 models carry a related but separate risk: the inflator can explode rather than deploy normally, also sending metal fragments toward the driver or other occupants. On the drivetrain side, 2013-2016 xDrive sedans and 2013-2015 xDrive wagons have a constant-velocity joint between the transfer case and rear driveshaft that can deteriorate and drop power to the rear wheels, affecting vehicle stability and raising the risk of a crash.