NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 BMW 525 Recalls
The 2001 BMW 525 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on January 20, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 BMW 525. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 3
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2001 BMW 525, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2001 BMW 525
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V047000
- Reported
- January 20, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 230,117
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 8 other models
2001 BMW 525 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2001 BMW 525, the newest on January 17, 2012. Of these, 1 describe a crash (33%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2001 BMW 525, the component group named most often is the air bags (33%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (33%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (33%).
The 2001 BMW 525's only recall also concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags1
- Engine And Engine Cooling1
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
- Structure1
- Vehicle Speed Control1
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 BMW 525 peaked in 2001, when NHTSA received 1. 33% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
The 3 complaints about the 2001 BMW 525 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Other 2001 BMW models
Newest record on this page: January 20, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted