Lemon Law · Model-year problems

2024 BMW 3 Series

What owners of this model year report to the federal safety regulator, the repair attempts that make a California lemon-law claim, and what a buyback covers.

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Federal safety record

On file for 2024 BMW 3 Series

Public defect-investigation and recall notices on file with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. If any of these describe your vehicle and the manufacturer's repair has not fixed it, Song-Beverly may apply.

  • Electrical system: starter assembly
    Fire increases the risk of injury.
    NHTSA campaign 26V056000 · reported 30 January 2026
  • Steering
    A loose steering gear can cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
    NHTSA campaign 23V770000 · reported 16 November 2023

The statute

When a warranty problem becomes a lemon

These are the presumptions in the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act and the Tanner Consumer Protection Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 1793.22). Each applies when the defect is first reported, and the vehicle is still under the manufacturer's warranty, within 18 months of delivery or 18,000 miles — whichever comes first.

  • Two or more repair attempts for a defect likely to cause death or serious bodily injury
  • Four or more repair attempts for the same non-safety defect
  • The vehicle out of service for 30 or more cumulative days for repair

Have an attorney read your 2024 BMW 3 Series repair orders.

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