NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 BMW 3 Series Recalls
The 2001 BMW 3 Series has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on May 27, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 BMW 3 Series. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 36
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2001 BMW 3 Series, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2001 BMW 3 Series
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V401000
- Reported
- May 27, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,511
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2000 3 Series, 8 other models
2001 BMW 3 Series complaints by year
NHTSA has received 36 owner complaints about the 2001 BMW 3 Series, the newest on October 17, 2018. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%).
In complaints about the 2001 BMW 3 Series, the component group named most often is the air bags (22%), followed by the exterior lighting (22%) and the electrical system (17%).
The 2001 BMW 3 Series's only recall also concerns the air bags.
Where 2001 BMW 3 Series owners gave the mileage (26 complaints), the median was 117,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags8
- Exterior Lighting8
- Electrical System6
- Fuel System, Gasoline4
- Power Train3
- Suspension3
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2001 BMW 3 Series peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 7. 8% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
The 36 complaints about the 2001 BMW 3 Series are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 3 Series by model year
Other 2001 BMW models
Newest record on this page: May 27, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted