NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 BMW 530 Recalls
The 2001 BMW 530 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 530. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 7
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2001 BMW 530, 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 530
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 530 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 7 owner complaints about the 2001 BMW 530, the newest on August 25, 2012. Of these, 1 describe a crash (14%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 BMW 530, the component group named most often is the electrical system (29%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (29%) and the air bags (14%).
The 2001 BMW 530's only recall also concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System2
- Engine And Engine Cooling2
- Air Bags1
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
- Engine1
- Equipment1
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 BMW 530 peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 3. 71% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
The 7 complaints about the 2001 BMW 530 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