NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 BMW 325i Recalls
The 2001 BMW 325i has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 BMW 325i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 151
- Crashes reported
- 7
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
On a 2001 BMW 325i, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2001 BMW 325i
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V018000
- Reported
- January 15, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 292,948
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2000 325i, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V853000
- Reported
- November 26, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 74,185
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2000 325i, 8 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V428000
- Reported
- June 11, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 574,007
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan
- Campaign
- 02V138000
- Reported
- May 16, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,550
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 16 other models
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan
- Campaign
- 01V206000
- Reported
- June 21, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 76,469
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 16 other models
Wheels: rim
- Campaign
- 00V383000
- Reported
- November 20, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,914
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 19 other models
2001 BMW 325i complaints by year
NHTSA has received 151 owner complaints about the 2001 BMW 325i, the newest on August 30, 2025. Of these, 7 describe a crash (5%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 20 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2001 BMW 325i, the component group named most often is the air bags (30%), followed by the exterior lighting (15%) and the electrical system (12%).
3 of the 2001 BMW 325i's 7 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2001 BMW 325i owners gave the mileage (81 complaints), the median was 100,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags46
- Exterior Lighting23
- Electrical System18
- Engine And Engine Cooling17
- Visibility13
- Power Train12
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12 | |
| 2003 | 16 | |
| 2004 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 13 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 8 | |
| 2015 | 15 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 BMW 325i peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 16. 29% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
The 151 complaints about the 2001 BMW 325i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 325i by model year
Other 2001 BMW models
Newest record on this page: August 30, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted