NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 BMW M5 Recalls
The 2001 BMW M5 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 20, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 BMW M5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 4
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2001 BMW M5, 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 M5
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 2002 M5, 8 other models
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
Tires: sidewall
- Campaign
- 01V001000
- Reported
- January 4, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,167
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 M5, 3 other models
2001 BMW M5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 4 owner complaints about the 2001 BMW M5, the newest on February 23, 2012.
In complaints about the 2001 BMW M5, the component group named most often is the air bags (75%), followed by the tires (25%).
2 of the 2001 BMW M5's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags3
- Tires1
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 BMW M5 peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 1. 25% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
The 4 complaints about the 2001 BMW M5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW M5 by model year
Other 2001 BMW models
Newest record on this page: January 20, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted