NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 BMW 5 Series Recalls
The 2001 BMW 5 Series has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 BMW 5 Series. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 3
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2001 BMW 5 Series, 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 5 Series
2001 BMW 5 Series complaints by year
NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2001 BMW 5 Series, the newest on October 15, 2011.
In complaints about the 2001 BMW 5 Series, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the exterior lighting (33%) and the structure (33%).
None of the 2001 BMW 5 Series's 2 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System1
- Exterior Lighting1
- Structure1
- Visibility1
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 BMW 5 Series peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 2. 0% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
The 3 complaints about the 2001 BMW 5 Series are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 5 Series by model year
Other 2001 BMW models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted