NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 BMW M3 Recalls
The 2001 BMW M3 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 BMW M3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 14
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2001 BMW M3, 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 M3
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V018000
- Reported
- January 15, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 292,948
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006 M3, 11 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V428000
- Reported
- June 11, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 574,007
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2006 M3, 6 other models
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
Parking brake: conventional: mechanical: linkage and cable
- Campaign
- 01V245000
- Reported
- July 31, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,438
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 BMW M3
2001 BMW M3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 14 owner complaints about the 2001 BMW M3, the newest on July 17, 2018. Of these, 1 describe a crash (7%).
In complaints about the 2001 BMW M3, the component group named most often is the power train (29%), followed by the structure (29%) and the engine and engine cooling (21%).
None of the 2001 BMW M3's 4 recalls concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train4
- Structure4
- Engine And Engine Cooling3
- Suspension3
- Air Bags1
- Latches/Locks/Linkages1
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 BMW M3 peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 4. 57% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
The 14 complaints about the 2001 BMW M3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW M3 by model year
Other 2001 BMW models
Newest record on this page: January 15, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted