NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 BMW 5 Series Recalls
The 2006 BMW 5 Series has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 2, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 BMW 5 Series. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 85
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2006 BMW 5 Series, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2006 BMW 5 Series
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: crankcase (pcv)
- Campaign
- 22V119000
- Reported
- March 2, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 917,106
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010 5 Series, 3 other models
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 2004–2005, 2007–2009 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 2004–2005, 2007–2009 5 Series, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 08V384000
- Reported
- August 5, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 200,000
- Same campaign
- also 2004–2005 5 Series, 2 other models
Suspension: rear: shock absorber
- Campaign
- 06V277000
- Reported
- July 26, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,640
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Suspension: front: control arm
- Campaign
- 06V187000
- Reported
- May 30, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 40
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 05V504000
- Reported
- November 1, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 240
- Same campaign
- also 2005 5 Series, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan
- Campaign
- 12E029000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001, 2004–2005, 2007–2009 5 Series, 3 other models
2006 BMW 5 Series complaints by year
NHTSA has received 85 owner complaints about the 2006 BMW 5 Series, the newest on May 24, 2019. Of these, 4 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 BMW 5 Series, the component group named most often is the air bags (42%), followed by the electrical system (22%) and the power train (9%).
1 of the 2006 BMW 5 Series's 8 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2006 BMW 5 Series owners gave the mileage (79 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags36
- Electrical System19
- Power Train8
- Exterior Lighting7
- Visibility7
- Engine6
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 7 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 22 | |
| 2012 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 BMW 5 Series peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 22. 32% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
The 85 complaints about the 2006 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 2006 BMW models
Newest record on this page: March 2, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted