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1998 BMW 325 recalls & complaints

4 owner complaints on file. Recall list must be checked by VIN (see below).
0recalls
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0stop-driving
4complaints

Source: NHTSA, updated daily. Last checked 2026-10-19. Recalls apply to specific VINs — run your VIN to confirm.

Recalls: check by VIN

NHTSA files recalls for the BMW 325 under individual trim or body names rather than "325", 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

4complaints
0crashes
0fires
0injuries
0deaths

Most complained-about parts: Electrical system (1), Fuel system (1), Gasoline (1), Visibility (wipers / glass) (1), Unknown Or Other (1).

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

Read recent complaints (4)

08/01/2013 · Electrical system
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BMW 325. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PLACING HER KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE BRAKE WARNING LAMP WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000. UPDATED 10/29/13*LJ

02/11/2009 · Fuel system
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 BMW 325I. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED STALLING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. ON FEBRUARY 11, 2008, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODING THE FUEL PUMP AND CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO HIS RESIDENC…

10/17/2002 · Visibility (wipers / glass)
CONSUMER STATES THAT WATER IS LEAKING ON THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE ONTO THE CARPET. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN OVER HEATING. CONSUMER FEELS ITS THE HEATER CORE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

03/16/2001 · Unknown Or Other
THE DEALER SWITCHED THE PRICE OF THE CAR AFTER I GAVE HIM CASH MONEY. THE DEALER MISREPRESENTED THE CONDITION OF THE CAR AFTER I PAID CASH FOR THE CAR. THE DEALER WROTE AS IS ON THE RECEIPT, THE DEALER KEPT THE TITLE. THE DEALER STOLE THE CAR I DROVE THERE AND WANTS $30 PER DAY STORAGE FOR MY OWN CAR HE MOVED. I NEVER SIGNED ANYTHING. SCC *NLM **…

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