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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2003 BMW K Series Recalls

The 2003 BMW K Series has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2004.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 BMW K Series. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
6

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2003 BMW K Series, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2003 BMW K Series

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Campaign
04V028000
Reported
January 15, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 39,000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2001–2002, 2004 K Series, 1 other model

04V028000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2003 BMW K Series complaints by year

NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2003 BMW K Series, the newest on October 5, 2013.

In complaints about the 2003 BMW K Series, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (50%), followed by the power train (50%) and the suspension (17%).

The 2003 BMW K Series's only recall also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel System, Gasoline3
  • Power Train3
  • Suspension1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2003 BMW K Series received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20041
20091
20101
20111
20121
20131

Complaints about the 2003 BMW K Series peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 1. 17% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.

The 6 complaints about the 2003 BMW K Series are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW K Series by model year

Other 2003 BMW models

Newest record on this page: October 5, 2013. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted