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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2003 BMW M5 Recalls

The 2003 BMW M5 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on May 28, 2015.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 BMW M5. 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
3

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2003 BMW M5, 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 M5

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 2002 M5, 2 other models

15V318000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2003 BMW M5 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2003 BMW M5, the newest on September 22, 2016.

In complaints about the 2003 BMW M5, the component group named most often is the air bags (100%).

The 2003 BMW M5's only recall also concerns the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags3

Of the 2003 BMW M5 complaints, 0% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.

The 3 complaints about the 2003 BMW M5 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW M5 by model year

Other 2003 BMW models

Newest record on this page: September 22, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted