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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
WBADW3C59BE••••••2011 Bmw 328I
That is about average for the 2011 Bmw 328I — 3 complaints per build across 164 builds.
5on this build
554on the model
164builds in total
Most reportedEngine And Engine Cooling 2Engine 2Power Train 1Electrical System 1
What owners of this build wrote
Engine And Engine CoolingOct 2023
The contact owns a 2011 BMW 328I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V707000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time…
Power TrainApr 2023
The engine made noise and then turned off. Would not restart. BMW dealer diagnosed the problem as a failed exhaust camshaft Vanos unit. BMW refuses to repair it even though it the engine, model and year fit the Vanos recall. This is the second BMW vehicle I have owned that…
EngineMar 2023
I reported this failure to NHTSA at the time of the incident as well. You should have a record of it. The engine failed under the exact circumstances as the recall it's under. Upon inspection our BMW dealer service department determined that our engine experienced extensive…
Unknown Or OtherNov 2017
I received a letter in november 2017 about the recall, parts are still not in to complete recall. I live in phoenix, az where summers are hot.....I need this fix prior to the summer months in order to run my AC. Thank you for your help. Recall campaign no. 17V-676 recall…
Engine And Engine CoolingMar 2022
The contact owns a 2011 BMW 328I. The contact received notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V1190000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN WBADW3C59BE446692 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.