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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 BMW 325xi Recalls

The 2001 BMW 325xi has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 BMW 325xi. 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
14

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2001 BMW 325xi, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2001 BMW 325xi

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 11 other models

20V018000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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

14V428000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 BMW 325xi complaints by year

NHTSA has received 14 owner complaints about the 2001 BMW 325xi, the newest on November 10, 2021. Of these, 2 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2001 BMW 325xi, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (36%), followed by the electrical system (29%) and the air bags (14%).

2 of the 2001 BMW 325xi's 2 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2001 BMW 325xi owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 138,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Exterior Lighting5
  • Electrical System4
  • Air Bags2
  • Engine1
  • Latches/Locks/Linkages1
  • Power Train1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2001 BMW 325xi received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20111
20135
20141
20152
20174
20211

Complaints about the 2001 BMW 325xi peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 5. 0% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.

The 14 complaints about the 2001 BMW 325xi are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Other 2001 BMW models

Newest record on this page: November 10, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted