NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 BMW Z3 Recalls
The 2000 BMW Z3 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 BMW Z3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 34
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2000 BMW Z3, 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 Z3
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E026000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Z3, 42 other models
2000 BMW Z3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 34 owner complaints about the 2000 BMW Z3, the newest on August 28, 2025. Of these, 6 describe a crash (18%); owners reported 10 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2000 BMW Z3, the component group named most often is the air bags (50%), followed by the power train (15%) and the seat belts (15%).
The 2000 BMW Z3's only recall does not concern the air bags.
Where 2000 BMW Z3 owners gave the mileage (14 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags17
- Power Train5
- Seat Belts5
- Structure5
- Suspension4
- Unknown Or Other4
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 BMW Z3 peaked in 2000, when NHTSA received 5. 38% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
The 34 complaints about the 2000 BMW Z3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW Z3 by model year
Other 2000 BMW models
Newest record on this page: August 28, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted