NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 BMW M3 Recalls
The 2005 BMW M3 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 15, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 BMW M3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 12
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2005 BMW M3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2005 BMW M3
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 20V018000
- Reported
- January 15, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 292,948
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2006 M3, 11 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V428000
- Reported
- June 11, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 574,007
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2001, 2006 M3, 6 other models
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 2006 M3, 2 other models
2005 BMW M3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 12 owner complaints about the 2005 BMW M3, the newest on June 13, 2018.
In complaints about the 2005 BMW M3, the component group named most often is the air bags (33%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (25%) and the power train (17%).
3 of the 2005 BMW M3's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags4
- Engine And Engine Cooling3
- Power Train2
- Visibility2
- Unknown Or Other1
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2005 BMW M3 peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 4. 8% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
The 12 complaints about the 2005 BMW M3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW M3 by model year
Other 2005 BMW models
Newest record on this page: January 15, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted