NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 BMW E46 Recalls
The 2000 BMW E46 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 BMW E46. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 18
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2000 BMW E46, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2000 BMW E46
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 42 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E040000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 23 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 46 other models
2000 BMW E46 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 18 owner complaints about the 2000 BMW E46, the newest on January 19, 2009.
In complaints about the 2000 BMW E46, the component group named most often is the structure (44%), followed by the power train (28%) and the engine and engine cooling (11%).
None of the 2000 BMW E46's 4 recalls concerns the structure.
Where 2000 BMW E46 owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 73,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure8
- Power Train5
- Engine And Engine Cooling2
- Exterior Lighting2
- Electrical System1
- Suspension1
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2000 BMW E46 peaked in 2006, when NHTSA received 5. 11% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
The 18 complaints about the 2000 BMW E46 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Other 2000 BMW models
Newest record on this page: January 19, 2009. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted