BMW 2002 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 6 model years of the BMW 2002 (1967–1974). The most-complained-about year is 1972.

Pick your BMW 2002 model year

• 1967
• 1968
• 1969
• 1972
• 1973
• 1974

What BMW 2002 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1972 model year has the most, with 1.

• Service brakes, hydraulic: caliper1

All BMW 2002 recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a BMW 2002, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Seat belts: front

   NHTSA 76V002000 Reported December 6, 1976 29,043 vehicles potentially affected BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE

   Model years: 1972, 1973, 1974

2. Retractor (seat belts)

   NHTSA 74V019000 Reported February 4, 1974 11,000 vehicles potentially affected BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE

   Model years: 1972

3. Springs (vehicle speed control)

   NHTSA 70V074000 Reported July 7, 1970 17,284 vehicles potentially affected BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE

   Model years: 1967, 1968, 1969

Other BMW models

• X53,154 complaints
• 328I2,578 complaints
• X32,004 complaints
• 325I1,386 complaints
• Z41,281 complaints
• 3 Series843 complaints
• 528I835 complaints
• 330I815 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.