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BMW 540 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 23 owner complaints across 6 model years of the BMW 540 (1994–2002). The most-complained-about year is 1997.

1
safety recalls, all years
23
owner complaints, all years
2001
year with most recalls
1997
year with most complaints

Pick your BMW 540 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2002 BMW 54010
2001 BMW 54015
1999 BMW 54003
1997 BMW 54007
1995 BMW 54006
1994 BMW 54002

What BMW 540 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 23 complaints with NHTSA. The 1997 model year has the most, with 7.

All BMW 540 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a BMW 540, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Inflator module (air bags) Do not drive

    NHTSA 17V047000 Reported 230,117 vehicles potentially affected BMW of North America, LLC

    BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2000-2002 BMW 320i, 323i, 325i, 325xi, 330i, 330xi, 323Ci, 325Ci, 330Ci, M3, 323iT, 325iT and 325xiT vehicles, 2001-2002 525i, 530i, 540i, M5, 525iT and 540iT vehicles, and 2001-2003 X5 3.0i, X5 4.4i, and X5 4.6is vehicles. These vehicles may have had a driver-side air bag module…

    Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the vehicle has been remedied. BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver side air bag module, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall…

    Model years: 2001, 2002

Other BMW models

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.