NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 BMW 540i Recalls
The 2000 BMW 540i has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 14, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 BMW 540i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 31
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2000 BMW 540i, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2000 BMW 540i
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V015000
- Reported
- January 14, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 157,549
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2001 540i, 3 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 00V048000
- Reported
- February 17, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,700
- Same campaign
- also 9 other models
2000 BMW 540i complaints by year
NHTSA has received 31 owner complaints about the 2000 BMW 540i, the newest on October 5, 2024. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2000 BMW 540i, the component group named most often is the air bags (26%), followed by the electrical system (26%) and the engine and engine cooling (26%).
1 of the 2000 BMW 540i's 2 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2000 BMW 540i owners gave the mileage (21 complaints), the median was 91,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags8
- Electrical System8
- Engine And Engine Cooling8
- Exterior Lighting3
- Engine2
- Unknown Or Other2
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 BMW 540i peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 6. 32% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
The 31 complaints about the 2000 BMW 540i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 540i by model year
Other 2000 BMW models
Newest record on this page: October 5, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted