NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW 530iA Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the BMW 530iA, across 1 model year from 2001 to 2001.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 3
- Most recalls
- 2001
- Owner complaints
- 29
2001–2001, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW 530iA across 3 model years; the most, 13, concern the 2003.
Owners marked a crash on 1 of the BMW 530iA complaints (3%) and a fire on 7.
Across all BMW 530iA model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 11 complaints), then the power train (6).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW 530iA in 2016: 8, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW 530iA is engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest BMW 530iA recall, 03V421000, was reported on October 24, 2003 and concerns the air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive.
BMW 530iA years to avoid
Too few BMW 530iA model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0 | 13 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2002 | 0 | 5 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2001 | 3 | 11 | 5 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW 530iA years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW 530iA
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN2
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE1
BMW 530iA model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW 530iA recall campaign (3)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03V421000October 24, 2003 | air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive | 2001 | injury | 23,000 |
| 02V138000May 16, 2002 | engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan | 2001 | fire | 1,550 |
| 01V206000June 21, 2001 | engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan | 2001 | fire | 76,469 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW 530iA. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: January 25, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted