1999 BMW 328I Recalls — Canada & USA

The 1999 BMW 328i has 5 recalls, the most serious being a driver airbag inflator that can rupture in a crash and send metal fragments into the cabin. Two separate recalls cover this driver airbag inflator issue: one affects vehicles with a specific Takata inflator installed at the factory, and the other affects vehicles that may have received a replacement Takata inflator during a prior repair. Both carry the same risk of fragmentation. On the side airbag front, the 4-door model's side airbags and head protection system can deploy without an actual side collision, triggered instead by a hard pothole strike or curb contact at speed. When the side airbags fire unexpectedly, the battery safety terminal also activates and cuts the starter cable from the battery. The remaining recall covers the brake pedal: a retaining clip that connects the brake booster pushrod to the pedal arm may not have been properly installed, and if that clip detaches, the pushrod disconnects and the brakes stop working entirely.