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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2001 BMW 525iA Recalls

The 2001 BMW 525iA has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 24, 2003.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 BMW 525iA. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
1

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2001 BMW 525iA, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2001 BMW 525iA

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

03V421000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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

02V138000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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

01V206000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2001 BMW 525iA complaints by year

NHTSA has received 1 owner complaint about the 2001 BMW 525iA, the newest on April 11, 2004. Of these, 1 describe a crash (100%); owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2001 BMW 525iA, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (100%).

None of the 2001 BMW 525iA's 3 recalls concerns the vehicle speed control.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Vehicle Speed Control1

Of the 2001 BMW 525iA complaints, 100% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.

The 1 complaints about the 2001 BMW 525iA are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Other 2001 BMW models

Newest record on this page: April 11, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted