NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 BMW 5 Series Recalls
The 2005 BMW 5 Series has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 26, 2012.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 BMW 5 Series. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 21
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2005 BMW 5 Series, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2005 BMW 5 Series
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables
- Campaign
- 12V126000
- Reported
- March 26, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 367,682
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2009 5 Series, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 10V446000
- Reported
- October 1, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 198,352
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006–2009 5 Series, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 08V384000
- Reported
- August 5, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 200,000
- Same campaign
- also 2004, 2006 5 Series, 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 05V504000
- Reported
- November 1, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 240
- Same campaign
- also 2006 5 Series, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan
- Campaign
- 12E029000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2004, 2006–2009 5 Series, 3 other models
2005 BMW 5 Series complaints by year
NHTSA has received 21 owner complaints about the 2005 BMW 5 Series, the newest on April 28, 2017. Of these, 2 describe a crash (10%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2005 BMW 5 Series, the component group named most often is the air bags (48%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the power train (10%).
1 of the 2005 BMW 5 Series's 5 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2005 BMW 5 Series owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags10
- Electrical System4
- Power Train2
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
- Latches/Locks/Linkages1
- Seat Belts1
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 BMW 5 Series peaked in 2007, when NHTSA received 3. 33% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
The 21 complaints about the 2005 BMW 5 Series are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 5 Series by model year
Other 2005 BMW models
Newest record on this page: April 28, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted