NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 BMW 540 Recalls
The 2001 BMW 540 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 540. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 5
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2001 BMW 540, 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 540
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 540 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2001 BMW 540, the newest on September 22, 2017.
In complaints about the 2001 BMW 540, the component group named most often is the air bags (40%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (20%) and the steering (20%).
The 2001 BMW 540's only recall also concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags2
- Engine And Engine Cooling1
- Steering1
- Vehicle Speed Control1
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 BMW 540 peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 1. 40% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
The 5 complaints about the 2001 BMW 540 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Other 2001 BMW models
Newest record on this page: September 22, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted