2014 BMW 328I Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 4%of 152 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 28,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the seat belts of the 2014 BMW 328I, 4% of the 152 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 28,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Passenger front seat fasten seatbelt signals when I'm driving and no-one is in the front seat, I have to lock seatbelt to turn it off. It hasn't signal lately. Driver's door locks and won't unlock when I'm parked unless I use the remote but, not all of the time. Breaks squeaks only when I first exit the garage at home.”
NHTSA complaint #11343436, filed 2020-08, 30,000 miles“My 2014 Bmw 328I was rear-ended on a freeway ramp during rush hour (around 5pm oct. 30, 2015). The traffic was stop and go. My car was still when the car behind hit. The impact to my rear bumper caused the seat belt to lock down. The seat belt held me very tight (almost strangled) me and would not eject nor release. After more than 5 mins, I was able to pulled it out while holding the eject button. On top of the seat belt lock-down, my car would not re-start. The system gave a chassis stability warning and would not respond to shifting gear or any operations. …”
NHTSA complaint #10788147, filed 2015-11, 26,000 miles“I was driving to target and from a stop I was 75% through the turn when a car ran the stop sign and hit my car straight on . The impact was supposed to deploy the airbags but was not deployed due to a malfunction, I was injured in this accident from my neck down my back . My injury claim is still open with the party at fault.”
NHTSA complaint #11540060, filed 2023-08“I was rear-ended during a traffic slowdown in freeway, while driving my 2014 BMW 328i sedan. Due to the collision, my vehicle’s safety system got invoked, which made the gear automatically go into neutral and the flashers turned on. However, my seatbelt (driver, left-front seat) unbuckled automatically. This caused me to hit the steering wheel during the accident. I didn’t suffer major injury as I had slowed down to less than 20 mph, while the vehicle hit me in the rear (which had also slowed, though didn’t stop on time/didn’t have the distance, and hence the collision). …”
NHTSA complaint #11461045, filed 2022-04Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 2% |
| 2015 | 2 | 2% |
| 2014 | 6 | 4% |
| 2013 | 10 | 4% |
| 2012 | 5 | 4% |
| 2011 | 12 | 2% |
| 2010 | 4 | 3% |
| 2009 | 14 | 7% |
| 2008 | 11 | 5% |
| 2007 | 15 | 4% |
| 1999 | 5 | 5% |
| 1997 | 2 | 8% |
Other parts of the 2014 BMW 328I
52 complaintsEngine
29 complaintsEngine cooling
29 complaintsBrakes
21 complaintsFuel system
17 complaintsAir bags
15 complaintsOther or unknown
14 complaintsExterior lighting
11 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsSteering
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2014 BMW 328I
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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