NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 BMW M5 Recalls
The 2002 BMW M5 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 20, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 BMW M5. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 6
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2002 BMW M5, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2002 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 2001 M5, 8 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V318000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 419,235
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2003 M5, 2 other models
2002 BMW M5 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2002 BMW M5, the newest on August 1, 2019. Owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 BMW M5, the component group named most often is the visibility (33%), followed by the air bags (17%) and the electrical system (17%).
2 of the 2002 BMW M5's 2 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Visibility2
- Air Bags1
- Electrical System1
- Power Train1
- Seats1
- Structure1
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 BMW M5 peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 2. 0% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
The 6 complaints about the 2002 BMW M5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW M5 by model year
Other 2002 BMW models
Newest record on this page: August 1, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted