2022 BMW 228I

2 recalls, 5 complaints - 67 TSBs

SEAT BELTS

Defect Description

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019-2022 330i, 330i xDrive, M340i, 2022 430i Coupe, 2021-2022 430i, M440i Convertible, and 2020-2022 228i xDrive Gran Coupe vehicles. The receiver audio module control unit software may fail to properly generate audible seat belt warnings to the... Read more

Consequence

An audible chime that does not properly alert the driver to fasten their seat belt increases the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the receiver audio module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 12, 2023. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

144 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL

Defect Description

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2022 X1 xDrive 28i, X3 xDrive30i, and 228i Gran Coupe vehicles. The high-pressure fuel rail may crack and result in a fuel leak within the engine compartment.

Consequence

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the high-pressure fuel rail, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 19, 2022. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

5 vehicles affected

Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC

Complaint Statistics

5 total complaints

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
POWER TRAIN	2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2
WHEELS	1

Incident date: Jan 23, 2026

I have a 2020 Honda HRV and the gas gauge flickers on and off. I have overheard technicians say this is a common problem with the HRV. The dealer wants to charge 177 to hook it up on the computer to diagnose the HRV. This HRV has only 20,000 miles on it. It has struts that are going bad and this HRV... Read more

Incident date: Jan 23, 2026

The car has 56000 miles and the power train is still under warranty. The CVT belt recently started slipping. When I stop and then take off normally, there is a jitter in the transmission that can be felt and heard. Sometimes it is quite loud and vibrated quite heavily to the point there is concern i... Read more

Incident date: Sep 27, 2025

The contact owns a 2018 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the Uconnect infotainment system intermittently failed, causing the defroster and rearview camera to become inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The... Read more

Incident date: Mar 24, 2022

From a stop, the car will refuse to stay in either Drive or Reverse and jumps back into Park as soon as you take your foot off the brake pedal. Message center says the car is rolling, but it is NOT! My wife has been stuck twice in a situation where she could not drive the car. She tried the par... Read more

Technical Service Bulletins, 2022 BMW 228I

67 manufacturer communications from 43 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	10
160000 STRUCTURE	7
350000 EQUIPMENT	6
120000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING	5
118000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE	3
353400 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.	3
123000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS	3
060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	3

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

An interference noise (groaning noise) can be heard from within the heating and air-conditioning unit in thecenter of the instrument panel. The groaning noise always occurs when either a ventilation flap, air stratification flap or the rec

138000 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

160000 STRUCTURE

Customer complains of a musty odor or damp front footwell carpet.

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This document covers important information for the dealer on ho

070000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

A vehicle arrives at your center to be diagnosed for a micro-leak in the fuel evaporative (EVAP) system(NVLD natural vacuum leak detection). For this condition, the following fault is stored in the DME: 190302 - fuel tank ventilation and

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

The Central Information Display goes black intermittently due to resets of the Head Unit (HU-H3). FaultB7F8F9 ??A???A???A???A???A???A? ??A???A???A???A???A???A?HU-H: Reset??A???A???A???A???A???A? will be stored in the HU-H3.

353600 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop (effective February 9, 2023) on certain Model Year 2022 ??A???A???A? 2023 BMW vehicles that were produced between June 29, 2022 and February 16, 2023. This was originally called ??A???A???A?Wireless Chargin

010000 STEERING

The steering wheel heating takes a long time to achieve the desired temperature.

160000 STRUCTURE

The paint finish on the door jamb (above the door striker) is scratched due to the inner door cavity window seal.

350000 EQUIPMENT

Customers may be experiencing one or more of these following issues with Bluetooth operation: Bluetooth cannot be switched on or off in the head unit (HU-H4) Paired mobile devices cannot be deleted Customer is unable to make phone calls

220000 SEATS

?The front seat will not calibrate/initialize, and the stored faults cannot be deleted.

120000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Headlight check control (CC) message 128 "High beam headlight failure" is displayed. The following fault codes are stored during a vehicle test: 80419A - Left high-beam headlight: Short circuit and/or 8041A5 - light outputs: Number of permi

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

355200 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL

BMW AG has issued a Delivery Stop effective June 6, 2023 on certain Model Year 2023 - 2024 BMW vehicles that were produced between October 26, 2022 and May 8, 2023.

118000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

With the introduction of the BMW Remote Software Upgrade, all Service Pack 18 vehicles and partial Service Pack 15 vehicles may receive new functionality or modifications in their features.

133000 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

Sudden failure of the power window(s).

120000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Upon parking and exiting the vehicle, the parking lights remain active.

162500 STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE

Upon opening and closing the tailgate, a creaking/groaning sound can be heard from tailgate actuator.

118620 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:HUD:CAMERA/SENSOR

Issues with the various functions of the camera-based driver assistance systems (KAFAS system) can possibly lead to following customer complaints: KAFAS camera system deactivates itself, due to system restrictions that are not clear to the

118320 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:DRIVER MONITORING:CAMERA/SENSOR

350000 EQUIPMENT

The 3G network in the US has been shut down. This means that only the 4G network will be available. In the 4G network, voice calls will be transferred via the Voice over LTE (VoLTE) function. For this purpose, the SIM card must perform an I

353500 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)

Customer is shown an incorrect GPS location in the vehicle (i.e., Nav Map, coordinates).

274300 LANE DEPARTURE:LANE KEEP:NAVIGATION SYSTEM/SOFTWARE

Customer is shown an incorrect GPS location in the vehicle (i.e., Nav Map, coordinates).

160000 STRUCTURE

While driving on rough roads, a cracking sound is heard coming from the headliner area.

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

The gear selector switch (GWS) consists of the control electronics circuit and the selector lever. The sensors for recording the gearshift lever position and for inhibiting inadvertent gearshifts are integrated in the control electronics.

353400 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

Customer states there is no audio playback (telephony, navigation, radio) and system sounds (PDC, turn indicators, acoustic signals) may also have failed.

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

123000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS

Taillambs.

120000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

The trunklid-mounted inner taillamp turn indicators (arrows) do not function.

123000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS

The trunklid-mounted inner taillamp turn indicators (arrows) do not function.

176100 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

Hood lever is pulled twice but the hood only achieves the pre-latch position on both sides.

160000 STRUCTURE

While driving on rough roads, a cracking sound is heard coming from the headliner area.

353500 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)

Customer is shown an incorrect GPS location in the vehicle (i.e., Nav Map, coordinates).

160000 STRUCTURE

While driving on rough roads, a cracking sound is heard coming from the headliner area.

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

During load reversal or taking off from a stop, there is a creaking or droning noise heard from the lower engine area.

353400 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

The Sirius(r) Satellite Radio is inoperative.

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

During a vehicle inspection and/or while addressing a customer's concern, the engine stabilizer bar/link appears to be worn.

980000 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Service Action: Retrofit Satellite Radio. The Sirius(r) Satellite Radio is inoperative.

353400 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

The customer complains that the radio stations change by themselves.

130000 VISIBILITY

After opening the vehicle with the radio remote control and changing the profile, the exterior mirror settings are lost.

346000 COMMUNICATION:MANUFACTURER TELEMATICS

Due to a production error, the telematics control units were delivered without an IMS configuration.

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

After programming the vehicle using ISTA version 4.36.2x, the vehicle will not enter a sleep cycle.

353000 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

Vehicle cannot be opened or closed using comfort access, engine start is not possible, and the vehicle may not start when placing the key against the steering column.

123000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS

Water in the right tail lamp (aka taillight).

353000 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

The sound output intermittently drops out entirely. This can be reproduced with all audio sources as well as telephone and voice output.

160000 STRUCTURE

A limited amount of Model Year 2022/2023 (MY22/23) vehicles were produced with non-functional smart opener control units. The Smart Opener is part of the Comfort Access feature, enabling to open the trunk lid or tailgate using the "foot kic

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Vehicle cannot be opened or closed using comfort access, engine start is not possible, and the vehicle may not start when placing the key against the steering column. Note: Opening, closing and starting via the BMW Digital Key or the Digi

350000 EQUIPMENT

134000 VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

The sunroof and/or panoramic sunroof jams sporadically.

160000 STRUCTURE

350000 EQUIPMENT

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Mist formation on the windshield inside surface may occur at departure or after MSA (automaticstart/stop). Acoustic abnormality in the area of the recirculated air flap (recirculation flap closing and opening severaltimes). The above may oc

350000 EQUIPMENT

The customer finds an indication in themyBMWapp that the tires need service due to wear. Even afterreplacing the tires, the tire service indicator is still present in the myBMW app.

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

The Headunit High (HU-H), also called NBT, began replacing the Car Information Computer (CIC) on certain MY2013 vehicles with option 609 (as of 7/2012 production). This uses map North America NEXT. The Headunit High 2 (HU-H2), also called N

118000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

BMW offers a new special ISTA Installation made available for Roadside Assistance / Mobile Service technicians. The new ISTA Version is also able to be used in case of a Remote Software Upgrade (RSU) programming failure to get the customer

061610 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE

120000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

The customer finds an indication in themyBMWapp that the tires need service due to wear. Even afterreplacing the tires, the tire service indicator is still present in the myBMW app.

190000 TIRES

The customer finds an indication in themyBMWapp that the tires need service due to wear. Even afterreplacing the tires, the tire service indicator is still present in the myBMW app.

200000 WHEELS

The customer finds an indication in the myBMWa?? app that the tires need service due to wear. Even after replacing the tires, the tire service indicator is still present in the myBMW app.

120000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING

The customer finds an indication in the myBMWa?? app that the tires need service due to wear. Even after replacing the tires, the tire service indicator is still present in the myBMW app.

199000 TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

The customer finds an indication in the a??myBMWa?? app that the tires need service due to wear. Even after replacing the tires, the tire service indicator is still present in the myBMW app.

200000 WHEELS

After replacing tires and successfully programming the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) using the RDC tool to transfer the QR code information on the sidewall, the "back-end" support systems need time to update the new tire informatio

199000 TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

030000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

118000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

The customer finds an indication in the a??myBMWa?? app that the tires need service due to wear. Even after replacing the tires, the tire service indicator is still present in the myBMW app.

350000 EQUIPMENT

The customer finds an indication in the a??myBMWa?? app that the tires need service due to wear. Even after replacing the tires, the tire service indicator is still present in the myBMW app.

BMW 228I - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the BMW 228I across all model years (2014, 2024).

17 Total Recalls

94 Total Complaints

0 Investigations

6 Reported Crashes

5 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

BMW 228I - Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2024	1	0	View
2023	1	6	View
2022 (current)	2	5
2021	3	9	View
2020	2	6	View
2016	1	30	View
2015	3	29	View
2014	4	9	View

Other BMW Models

Model	Recalls	Complaints
X5	223	4,349	View
X3	155	2,661	View
330I	122	1,050	View
X6	110	293	View
328I	108	3,743	View
M3	95	550	View
325I	83	1,809	View
Z4	83	1,439	View

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