NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 BMW 3 Series Recalls
The 2000 BMW 3 Series has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on May 27, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 BMW 3 Series. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 88
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2000 BMW 3 Series, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2000 BMW 3 Series
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V401000
- Reported
- May 27, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,511
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001 3 Series, 8 other models
2000 BMW 3 Series complaints by year
NHTSA has received 88 owner complaints about the 2000 BMW 3 Series, the newest on January 5, 2021. Of these, 3 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2000 BMW 3 Series, the component group named most often is the power train (40%), followed by the structure (34%) and the air bags (13%).
The 2000 BMW 3 Series's only recall also concerns the air bags.
Where 2000 BMW 3 Series owners gave the mileage (74 complaints), the median was 95,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train35
- Structure30
- Air Bags11
- Engine And Engine Cooling8
- Electrical System4
- Suspension4
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 11 | |
| 2007 | 12 | |
| 2008 | 8 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 BMW 3 Series peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 12. 1% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
The 88 complaints about the 2000 BMW 3 Series are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 3 Series by model year
Other 2000 BMW models
Newest record on this page: May 27, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted