NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 BMW 525i Recalls
The 2001 BMW 525i has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 14, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 BMW 525i. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 22
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
On a 2001 BMW 525i, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2001 BMW 525i
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V015000
- Reported
- January 14, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 157,549
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive
- Campaign
- 03V421000
- Reported
- October 24, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- 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 525i complaints by year
NHTSA has received 22 owner complaints about the 2001 BMW 525i, the newest on December 25, 2024. Of these, 2 describe a crash (9%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 BMW 525i, the component group named most often is the electrical system (27%), followed by the air bags (18%) and the engine (18%).
2 of the 2001 BMW 525i's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2001 BMW 525i owners gave the mileage (14 complaints), the median was 86,990 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System6
- Air Bags4
- Engine4
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)2
- Power Train2
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 BMW 525i peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 4. 23% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
The 22 complaints about the 2001 BMW 525i are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Other 2001 BMW models
Newest record on this page: December 25, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted