NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 BMW X5 Recalls
The 2001 BMW X5 has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 31, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 BMW X5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 160
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
16 fires
On a 2001 BMW X5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2001 BMW X5
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 25V748000
- Reported
- October 31, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,361
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2000 X5
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 2002–2003 X5, 8 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 03V001000
- Reported
- January 9, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 84,000
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002 X5
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
- Campaign
- 02V194000
- Reported
- July 24, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 34,860
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 X5
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
Power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch
- Campaign
- 01V196000
- Reported
- June 14, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,300
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 X5
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 01V197000
- Reported
- June 14, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 36
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 BMW X5
Steering: hydraulic power assist: pump
- Campaign
- 01V173000
- Reported
- May 24, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 BMW X5
Steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm
- Campaign
- 01V030000
- Reported
- February 6, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,791
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 BMW X5
Steering: linkages: rod: relay: connecting
- Campaign
- 00V341000
- Reported
- October 24, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,643
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 BMW X5
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 00V261000
- Reported
- September 11, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 490
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 BMW X5
2001 BMW X5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 160 owner complaints about the 2001 BMW X5, the newest on May 10, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (3%) and 16 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 BMW X5, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (19%), followed by the electrical system (15%) and the latches/locks/linkages (11%).
2 of the 2001 BMW X5's 12 recalls also concern the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2001 BMW X5 owners gave the mileage (97 complaints), the median was 81,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling31
- Electrical System24
- Latches/Locks/Linkages18
- Air Bags16
- Power Train15
- Visibility14
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12 | |
| 2002 | 16 | |
| 2003 | 14 | |
| 2004 | 15 | |
| 2005 | 18 | |
| 2006 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 BMW X5 peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 18. 38% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 BMW X5 drew 2.1× the complaints of the median BMW X5 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 18 ranked years.
That makes 2001 one of the BMW X5 years to avoid by our method.
The 160 complaints about the 2001 BMW X5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW X5 by model year
Other 2001 BMW models
Newest record on this page: May 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted