NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW 540iA Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the BMW 540iA, across 1 model year from 2001 to 2001.
- Model years
- 1
- Recall campaigns
- 3
- Most recalls
- 2001
- Owner complaints
- 17
2001–2001, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 17 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW 540iA across 3 model years; the most, 8, concern the 2000.
Owners marked a crash on 0 of the BMW 540iA complaints (0%) and a fire on 3.
Across all BMW 540iA model years, owners name the engine and engine cooling most often (at least 8 complaints), then the power train (4).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW 540iA in 2004: 3, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW 540iA is engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest BMW 540iA recall, 03V421000, was reported on October 24, 2003 and concerns the air bags: frontal: sensor/control module-inactive.
BMW 540iA years to avoid
Too few BMW 540iA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2001 | 3 | 7 | 3 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW 540iA years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW 540iA
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN2
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE1
BMW 540iA model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW 540iA 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 540iA. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: May 16, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted