2022 BMW 230I

3 recalls, 7 complaints - 21 TSBs

26V438000 Jul 8, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
Defect Description
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Toyota Supra, 2022-2025 2 Series Coupe, 2021-2023 5 Series, 2022-2026 Z4, 2023-2024 4 Series Gran Coupe, 4 Series Convertible, 4 Series Coupe, 3 Series, 2021-2025 X4, and 2021-2024 X3 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete... Read more
Consequence
Fire increases the risk of injury.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the engine starter, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on August 28, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall wi... Read more
318,495 vehicles affected
Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
26V056000 Jan 30, 2026
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
Defect Description
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Toyota Supra, 2022-2023 2 Series Coupe, 2021-2024 5 Series (xDrive), 2021-2022 Z4, 2022-2024 4 Series (Gran Coupe), 2021-2024 4 Series (Convertible and xDrive Convertible), 2021-2023 4 Series (Coupe), 2021-2024 3 Series, 2021-2023 X4, 20... Read more
Consequence
Fire increases the risk of injury.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the engine starter, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 21, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417 or Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on... Read more
87,394 vehicles affected
Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
25V636000 Sep 23, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY
Defect Description
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2019-2021 BMW 330i, 2019-2022 BMW Z4, 2020-2022 BMW 530i, X3, X4, Toyota Supra, 2021-2022 BMW 430i, 430i Convertible, and 2022 BMW 230i vehicles. The engine starter relay may corrode, causing the relay to overheat and short circuit.
Consequence
A short circuit in the starter relay may increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Owners are advised to park their vehicles outside and away from structures until the remedy is complete. Dealers will replace the engine starter, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 6, 2026. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417. Vehicle Identificatio... Read more
199,674 vehicles affected
Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC

Complaint Statistics

7 total complaints 1 injuries

Top Reported Components

ComponentComplaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
SERVICE BRAKES1
Carry Handle, Shell, Base1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1
ENGINE1
POWER TRAIN1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Aug 25, 2026
Incident date: Aug 21, 2026
The contact owns a 2022 BMW 230I. The contact stated that while his son was attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to respond as needed. The contact's son attempted to start the vehicle again, and the check engine warning light was blinking. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, and the ... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER Jul 3, 2025
Incident date: May 6, 2022
The transmission in my truck has worked excellently with no sign of wear or degredation in performance, that was until the transmission suddenly began hesitating and slamming into gear. This is a common problem with this vehicle and is reported online incredibly frequently, while this may seem like ... Read more
ENGINE Jul 3, 2025
Incident date: May 6, 2022
ALL Ford Edge vehicles that have the 2.0L engine where the probability of coolant leaking into the cylinders destroying engine and transmission because of the block design should be recalled. Every day I stress over when mine will suddenly leave me stranded or cause an accident or leave me with a ma... Read more
POWER TRAIN Jul 3, 2025
Incident date: May 6, 2022
ALL Ford Edge vehicles that have the 2.0L engine where the probability of coolant leaking into the cylinders destroying engine and transmission because of the block design should be recalled. Every day I stress over when mine will suddenly leave me stranded or cause an accident or leave me with a ma... Read more
SERVICE BRAKES Dec 23, 2024
Incident date: Oct 5, 2022
had brake issues a year into getting vehicle went back multiple times and blackstone toyota couldn’t fix issue still can’t and still there at dealer and now there’s airbag safety recall car has been at dealership for 4 months no resolution
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Dec 23, 2024
Incident date: Oct 5, 2022
had brake issues a year into getting vehicle went back multiple times and blackstone toyota couldn’t fix issue still can’t and still there at dealer and now there’s airbag safety recall car has been at dealership for 4 months no resolution
Carry Handle, Shell, Base Dec 23, 2024
Incident date: Oct 5, 2022
The Maxi Cosi Luxe Mico is poorly designed and defective. The first car seat I received was falling apart, the Styrofoam by the head was separating from the seat, and there was a step off in the mid to lower back of the center of the seat where the baby's back would be positioned. I did not notice t... Read more
1 injured

Technical Service Bulletins, 2022 BMW 230I

21 manufacturer communications from 16 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

ComponentBulletins
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM7
160000 STRUCTURE3
350000 EQUIPMENT3
346000 COMMUNICATION:MANUFACTURER TELEMATICS1
353000 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL1
100000 POWER TRAIN1
123000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS1
010000 STEERING1
B640422 Feb 16, 2024
138000 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC 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
B640422 Feb 16, 2024
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
B640416 Jan 19, 2024
160000 STRUCTURE
Customer complains of a musty odor or damp front footwell carpet.
B611305 Jan 11, 2024
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
B610524 Jan 5, 2024
353600 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT
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.
B610524 Jan 5, 2024
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.
B160123 Jan 5, 2024
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
B840323 Dec 6, 2023
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
B612123 Nov 16, 2023
010000 STEERING
The steering wheel heating takes a long time to achieve the desired temperature.
B513218 Nov 8, 2023
160000 STRUCTURE
The paint finish on the door jamb (above the door striker) is scratched due to the inner door cavity window seal.
B652823 Sep 11, 2023
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
B651523 May 1, 2023
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
After programming the head unit (HU-H2), activating the FSC (German word Freischaltcode) Enabling Codes repeatedly fails.
B840822 Mar 1, 2023
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
B840822 Mar 1, 2023
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
SIB630223 Feb 15, 2023
123000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
Taillambs.
B122519 Dec 1, 2022
100000 POWER TRAIN
After an automatic engine start (MSA start), the transmission intermittently goes into the Park "P" or Neutral "N" position without any customer influence.
B840822 Sep 1, 2022
346000 COMMUNICATION:MANUFACTURER TELEMATICS
Due to a production error, the telematics control units were delivered without an IMS configuration.
SIB650922 Aug 1, 2022
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.
SIB410322 Jun 1, 2022
350000 EQUIPMENT
The driver and/or passenger side floor mat/carpet are soaked during/after a car wash.
SIB410322 Jun 1, 2022
160000 STRUCTURE
The driver and/or passenger side floor mat/carpet are soaked during/after a car wash.
SIB651312 May 1, 2022
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

BMW 230I - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the BMW 230I across all model years (2018, 2025).

16 Total Recalls
37 Total Complaints
0 Investigations
0 Reported Crashes
4 Reported Fires
0 Reported Deaths

BMW 230I - Year by Year

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Year Recalls Complaints
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2025 1 1 View
2024 2 2 View
2023 4 3 View
2022 (current) 3 7
2021 2 1 View
2020 1 2 View
2019 1 1 View
2018 2 5 View
2017 0 14 View

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