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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 BMW 320 Recalls

The 2001 BMW 320 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on January 20, 2017.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 BMW 320. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
10

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2001 BMW 320, 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 320

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
17V047000
Reported
January 20, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 230,117
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
NHTSA advisory
do not drive until repaired
Same campaign
also 8 other models

17V047000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 BMW 320 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 10 owner complaints about the 2001 BMW 320, the newest on August 21, 2012. Of these, 1 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2001 BMW 320, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (70%), followed by the electrical system (10%) and the electronic stability control (esc) (10%).

The 2001 BMW 320's only recall does not concern the engine and engine cooling.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling7
  • Electrical System1
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
  • Service Brakes1
  • Visibility1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 BMW 320 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20001
20018
20121

Complaints about the 2001 BMW 320 peaked in 2001, when NHTSA received 8. 90% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.

The 10 complaints about the 2001 BMW 320 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Other 2001 BMW models

Newest record on this page: January 20, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted