NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 BMW Z4 Recalls
The 2003 BMW Z4 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 BMW Z4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 414
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 BMW Z4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2003 BMW Z4
Air bags
- Campaign
- 04V247000
- Reported
- May 24, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 51
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 BMW Z4
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 04V182000
- Reported
- April 12, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 13,769
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Z4
Tires
- Campaign
- 03V214000
- Reported
- June 9, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 180
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 BMW Z4
Seat belts: front: buckle assembly
- Campaign
- 03V032000
- Reported
- February 4, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,635
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2003 BMW Z4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 414 owner complaints about the 2003 BMW Z4, the newest on June 14, 2026. Of these, 5 describe a crash (1%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2003 BMW Z4, the component group named most often is the steering (83%), followed by the air bags (7%) and the electrical system (3%).
1 of the 2003 BMW Z4's 4 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2003 BMW Z4 owners gave the mileage (355 complaints), the median was 42,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering342
- Air Bags31
- Electrical System13
- Engine And Engine Cooling11
- Structure8
- Power Train7
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13 | |
| 2005 | 17 | |
| 2006 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 16 | |
| 2010 | 67 | |
| 2011 | 58 | |
| 2012 | 38 | |
| 2013 | 33 | |
| 2014 | 28 | |
| 2015 | 22 | |
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 22 | |
| 2019 | 18 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 BMW Z4 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 67. 12% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 414 complaints about the 2003 BMW Z4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW Z4 by model year
Other 2003 BMW models
Newest record on this page: June 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted