NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 BMW 330xi Recalls
The 2001 BMW 330xi has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 27, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 BMW 330xi. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 11
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2001 BMW 330xi, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2001 BMW 330xi
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 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 11 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
2001 BMW 330xi complaints by year
NHTSA has received 11 owner complaints about the 2001 BMW 330xi, the newest on August 14, 2015. Of these, 1 describe a crash (9%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 BMW 330xi, the component group named most often is the air bags (18%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (18%) and the exterior lighting (18%).
3 of the 2001 BMW 330xi's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags2
- Engine And Engine Cooling2
- Exterior Lighting2
- Structure2
- Engine1
- Seat Belts1
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2001 BMW 330xi peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 2. 27% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
The 11 complaints about the 2001 BMW 330xi are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Other 2001 BMW models
Newest record on this page: May 27, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted