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1986 BMW 3 Series recalls & complaints

3 owner complaints on file. Recall list must be checked by VIN (see below).
0recalls
0high risk
0stop-driving
3complaints

Source: NHTSA, updated daily. Last checked 2026-10-20. Recalls apply to specific VINs — run your VIN to confirm.

Recalls: check by VIN

NHTSA files recalls for the BMW 3 Series under individual trim or body names rather than "3 Series", so we can't match them automatically. Enter your 17-digit VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for the definitive list. The owner complaints below are matched correctly.

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Owner complaints filed with NHTSA

3complaints
0crashes
0fires
0injuries
0deaths

Most complained-about parts: Body / structure (3).

Complaints are unverified reports from owners. A pattern (many complaints about the same part) matters more than any single one.

Read recent complaints (3)

01/03/2001 · Body / structure
VEHICLE SLID ON AN ICY ROAD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, LEAVING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE MANGLED, LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURIES, CONSUMER QUESTIONS THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE WHEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. *SLC

11/01/2000 · Body / structure
10 YEARS AGO CONSUMERS CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THEY WERE HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE THEY WERE DRIVING SPUN OUT OF CONTROL ON AN ICY BRIDGE, THE IMPACT CUT THE VEHICLE INTO TWO PIECES (POSSIBLE STRUCTURAL PROBLEM), THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NLM

11/01/2000 · Body / structure
10 YEARS AGO CONSUMERS CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THEY WERE HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE THEY WERE DRIVING SPUN OUT OF CONTROL ON AN ICY BRIDGE, THE IMPACT CUT THE VEHICLE INTO TWO PIECES (POSSIBLE STRUCTURAL PROBLEM), THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NLM

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