Vehicle profile
2016 BMW 2 Series M235i Convertible
Convertible · Subcompact Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 335 hp
- Cylinders
- 6-cyl
- Displacement
- 3L
- Fuel
- Premium gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 8-spd
- Drive
- RWD
- Body class
- Subcompact Cars
Federal recall campaigns
1 federal recall campaign.
How this compares
- vs 2016 Subcompact Cars
- 0.73× the 1.37 campaigns averaged across that group (fewer than typical)
- Most-affected system
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 1 of 1 (100%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 2016 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
24V608000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:CONNECTORS/PLUGS/RECEPTACLESBMW of North America, LLC. (BMW) is recalling certain 2012-2015 X1 sDrive28i, X1 xDrive28i, 2012-2016 Z4 sDrive28i, 528i, 528i xDrive, 328i, 328xi, 2016-2018 X5 xdrive 40e, 2014-2016 228i, 228xi, 428i, 428i xDrive, 328xi Gran Turismo, 2013-2017 X3 sDrive28i, X3 xDrive28i, 2015-2018 X4 xDrive28i, 2015-2016 428xi vehicles. An improperly sealed electrical connector on the water pump may be exposed to water and short circuit.
Consequence: An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the water pump and plug connector as necessary, and install a protective shield, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 28, 2025. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
2024-08-13
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