AI-generated from NHTSA recall & complaint counts
Pre-purchase inspection checklist — 2001 BMW X5
NHTSA data on file today
The 2001 BMW X5 has 12 NHTSA recall campaigns and 160 owner complaints on file as of . Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
Recall campaigns on file
- NHTSA #25V748000 Driver's Side Front Air Bag Inflator May Explode NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #17V047000 Driver's Frontal Air Bag Inflator may Rupture NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #03V001000 BMW /FRONT BRAKE HOSE NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #02V194000 BMW/BRAKE PEDAL ARM PIVOT SHAFT NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #02V138000 BMW/ENGINE AUXILIARY/COOLING FAN NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #01V206000 BMW/ENGINE AUXILIARY/COOLING FAN NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #01V197000 BMW/BRAKE BOOSTER ATTACHING NUT NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #01V196000 BMW/TRANSMISSION GEAR POSITION INDICATOR SWITCH NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #01V173000 BMW/STEERING PUMP PULLEY BOLTS NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #01V030000 BMW/SPINDLE BOLT NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #00V341000 BMW/STEERING NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #00V261000 BMW/SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE BOLT NHTSA notice
Most-cited components in owner complaints
- Engine and Engine Cooling 29 complaints
- Electrical System 24 complaints
- Latches/Locks/Linkages 18 complaints
- Air Bags 16 complaints
- Power Train 15 complaints
- Visibility 13 complaints
Of the 160 complaints on file, 4 report a crash and 16 a fire; across all 160 complaints, owners report 11 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).
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