The 2020 BMW 430i has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 5,079 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS19V3520002019-05-095,079 affected
Defect
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.
Consequence
An improperly folded and assembled air bag may not deploy as intended, increasing risk of injury.
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.
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS
1
1crashes3injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints5
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Bmw sib 51 33 16 (nhtsa id 10200233) manufacturer defect resulting in water slowly backing up into trunk and other parts of car until it completely fills side panels, floor of car, ect. There is no indication this is occurring. There is no warning given by bmw dealer or manufacturer that this may…”
“While driving on highway 880 today around 12:52pm, my moon roof exploded. I did not see any object land on me. I researched online and recall has been done on my moonroof same model previously. I suspect my moonroof was defective.”
“The contact owns a 2020 bmw 430i. The contact stated while driving 55 mph, the low coolant warning light was illuminated, and the message "engine overheating" was displayed. The vehicle was parked at the place of employment. The coolant level was checked an hour later by the contact’s husband,…”
“I owned a 2020 bmw 430i (vin: [xxx] ) manufactured in march 2019 at the regensburg plant. This vehicle matches the exact criteria of nhtsa recall 19v-352 for defective knee airbags that may fail to deploy in an accident. I was involved in a serious crash on [xxx], and the airbags did not deploy.…”
“The contact owns a 2020 bmw 430i. The contact stated while his wife was driving below 10 mph and depressing on the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to stop as needed. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The driver parked the vehicle and then had the vehicle towed to the local…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2020 BMW 430i as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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