NHTSA vehicle safety data

2019 BMW 230I Recalls & Complaints

The 2019 BMW 230I has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file as of October 21, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized BMW dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2019 BMW 230I. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2019 BMW 230I owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2019 BMW 230I, describing incidents dated April 1, 2022.

Most-cited components

Engine 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #11463592 · Filed May 6, 2022
While driving the vehicle on the Florida turnpike I received the message that the coolant was low, then another message to pull over immediately to prevent engine overheat. I pulled over as soon as I could and the engine ceased to operate. Took the vehicle to a BMW dealership and they told me the…

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Knee Air Bags May Not Deploy Properly

NHTSA #19V352000 · Air Bags — Knee Bolster · NHTSA notice

Reported May 9, 2019 · BMW of North America, LLC

Potentially affected: 5,079 vehicles

Repair completion: 99.31% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

Owners notified July 8, 2019 · Vehicles built February 21, 2019 – May 2, 2019 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019-2020 230i, 230i xDrive, M240i, M240i xDrive, M2 Competition Coupe, 430i, 430i xDrive, 440i, 440i xDrive, M4, and 2019 330i xDrive Sportswagon vehicles. The driver and passenger knee air bag assemblies may have been improperly folded and assembled.

Safety consequence

An improperly folded and assembled air bag may not deploy as intended, increasing risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the knee air bag modules, free of charge. The recall began July 8, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2019 BMW 230I. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2019 BMW 230I.

Engine

ODI #11463592

Incident: April 1, 2022 · Filed: May 6, 2022

While driving the vehicle on the Florida turnpike I received the message that the coolant was low, then another message to pull over immediately to prevent engine overheat. I pulled over as soon as I could and the engine ceased to operate. Took the vehicle to a BMW dealership and they told me the engine overheated because a hose from the engine had come undone. They instructed me to file an insurance claim, I Learned that that same hose was part of a BMW service action under bulletin B170121. The car with this problem should be recalled. I contacted BMW OF NORTH AMERICA LLC and spoke with Seema Kumar and Walton Ariesos. They both told me they will not cover my engine. The damage to my engine was due to a faulty part and BMW needs to cover these repairs in full. Because the failure of the engine was due the failure of their bad part.

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