NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 BMW 330Ci Recalls
The 2001 BMW 330Ci has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 27, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 BMW 330Ci. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 82
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2001 BMW 330Ci, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2001 BMW 330Ci
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 330Ci, 8 other models
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 330Ci, 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 330Ci, 8 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
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 07E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 19 other models
2001 BMW 330Ci complaints by year
NHTSA has received 82 owner complaints about the 2001 BMW 330Ci, the newest on January 12, 2024. Of these, 6 describe a crash (7%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 7 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 BMW 330Ci, the component group named most often is the air bags (21%), followed by the power train (13%) and the exterior lighting (11%).
3 of the 2001 BMW 330Ci's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2001 BMW 330Ci owners gave the mileage (62 complaints), the median was 112,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags17
- Power Train11
- Exterior Lighting9
- Electrical System8
- Fuel System, Gasoline8
- Fuel/Propulsion System8
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 BMW 330Ci peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 10. 13% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
The 82 complaints about the 2001 BMW 330Ci are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 330Ci by model year
Other 2001 BMW models
Newest record on this page: January 12, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted