NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 BMW Z4 Recalls
The 2004 BMW Z4 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on April 12, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 BMW Z4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 411
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 BMW Z4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2004 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 2003 Z4
2004 BMW Z4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 411 owner complaints about the 2004 BMW Z4, the newest on June 9, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (0%) and 2 a fire.
In complaints about the 2004 BMW Z4, the component group named most often is the steering (92%), followed by the air bags (4%) and the electrical system (3%).
The 2004 BMW Z4's only recall does not concern the steering.
Where 2004 BMW Z4 owners gave the mileage (372 complaints), the median was 47,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering378
- Air Bags18
- Electrical System14
- Exterior Lighting6
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)3
- Power Train3
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 13 | |
| 2009 | 18 | |
| 2010 | 74 | |
| 2011 | 57 | |
| 2012 | 36 | |
| 2013 | 42 | |
| 2014 | 29 | |
| 2015 | 31 | |
| 2016 | 26 | |
| 2017 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 15 | |
| 2019 | 16 | |
| 2020 | 17 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2004 BMW Z4 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 74. 2% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
The 411 complaints about the 2004 BMW Z4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW Z4 by model year
Other 2004 BMW models
Newest record on this page: June 9, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted