NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 BMW 530iA Recalls
The 2001 BMW 530iA 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 530iA. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 11
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
On a 2001 BMW 530iA, 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 530iA
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 530iA complaints by year
NHTSA has received 11 owner complaints about the 2001 BMW 530iA, the newest on November 11, 2018. Of these, 5 describe a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2001 BMW 530iA, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (27%), followed by the air bags (18%) and the electrical system (18%).
2 of the 2001 BMW 530iA's 3 recalls also concern the engine and engine cooling.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling3
- Air Bags2
- Electrical System2
- Power Train2
- Engine1
- Seats1
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 BMW 530iA peaked in 2001, when NHTSA received 4. 45% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
The 11 complaints about the 2001 BMW 530iA are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Other 2001 BMW models
Newest record on this page: November 11, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted