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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2000 BMW 528i Recalls

The 2000 BMW 528i has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on February 17, 2000.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 BMW 528i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
42

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

4 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2000 BMW 528i, 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 528i

Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch

Campaign
00V048000
Reported
February 17, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 17,700
Same campaign
also 9 other models

00V048000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2000 BMW 528i complaints by year

NHTSA has received 42 owner complaints about the 2000 BMW 528i, the newest on October 2, 2023. Of these, 2 describe a crash (5%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.

In complaints about the 2000 BMW 528i, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (24%), followed by the air bags (17%) and the tires (10%).

The 2000 BMW 528i's only recall does not concern the engine and engine cooling.

Where 2000 BMW 528i owners gave the mileage (28 complaints), the median was 98,755 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling10
  • Air Bags7
  • Tires4
  • Electrical System3
  • Latches/Locks/Linkages3
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic3

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2000 BMW 528i received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20003
20013
20024
20033
20043
20051
20064
20076
20083
20092
20101
20111
20121
20171
20183
20202
20231

Complaints about the 2000 BMW 528i peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 6. 31% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.

The 42 complaints about the 2000 BMW 528i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW 528i by model year

Other 2000 BMW models

Newest record on this page: October 2, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted