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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.
WBAPH5G5XBN••••••2011 Bmw 328I
That is about average for the 2011 Bmw 328I — 3 complaints per build across 164 builds.
5on this build
556on the model
164builds in total
Most reportedElectrical System 2Engine And Engine Cooling 2Air Bags 1Seat Belts 1
What owners of this build wrote
Engine And Engine CoolingJan 2024
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 local dealer was made aware of the issue after the contact heard a rattling…
Electrical SystemAug 2022
The contact's son owns a 2011 BMW 328I. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer for battery replacement; however, 2-3 weeks later while her son was driving at an undisclosed speed, several unknown warning lights illuminated. Additionally, the turn…
Air BagsJun 2017
Getting "passenger restraint system" error for no apparent reason at all. I'm afraid the airbags won't deploy in case of accident
Engine And Engine CoolingMar 2022
The contact owns a 2011 BMW 328I. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for…
Electrical SystemDec 2019
One day my driver door panel just stopped working I could no longer roll down my front windows and only the back windows go down using the back window controls only. Also my blinkers randomly stopped working and the lighting in my car also does not come on in the dash area and…
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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 WBAPH5G5XBNM72683 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.