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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2000 BMW M5 Recalls

The 2000 BMW M5 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 4, 2001.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 BMW M5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
4

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2000 BMW M5, 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 M5

Tires: sidewall

Campaign
01V001000
Reported
January 4, 2001
Vehicles affected
up to 3,167
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001 M5, 3 other models

01V001000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 M5 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 4 owner complaints about the 2000 BMW M5, the newest on November 29, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a crash (25%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury and 1 death.

In complaints about the 2000 BMW M5, the component group named most often is the air bags (75%), followed by the electronic stability control (25%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (25%).

None of the 2000 BMW M5's 2 recalls concerns the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags3
  • Electronic Stability Control1
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2000 BMW M5 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20001
20061
20232

Complaints about the 2000 BMW M5 peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 2. 25% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.

The 4 complaints about the 2000 BMW M5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW M5 by model year

Other 2000 BMW models

Newest record on this page: November 29, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted