BMW 325Ci Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns covering at least one BMW 325Ci model year (2000–2006). Each campaign below shows the model years it covers, the official NHTSA text and the share of vehicles repaired so far.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Which model years each campaign covers

BMW 325Ci recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 2000–2006
Campaign	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
21V401000 Air bag	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
20V018000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
19V853000 Air bag	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
15V318000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
13V172000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
03V160000 Visibility	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
03V124000 Vehicle speed control	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
02V138000 Engine	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
01V206000 Engine	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

● = the campaign lists this model year. Source: NHTSA recalls file, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

All 9 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 2000, 2001 BMW 325Ci. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 21V401000 Filed May 27, 2021

Air Bag Inflator May Explode or Underinflate Bag

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

50.8% repairedof 4,511 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 21V401000

Listed for 2000–2006 BMW 325Ci. Not checked against your VIN.

NHTSA: Do not drive. NHTSA says owners should not drive these vehicles until the recall repair is done. What a Do Not Drive recall means

Recall 20V018000 Filed Jan 15, 2020

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflators May Explode

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

42.4% repairedof 292,948 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 20V018000

Listed for 2000, 2001 BMW 325Ci. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 19V853000 Filed Nov 26, 2019

Air Bag Inflators May Rupture or Underinflate Bag

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

12.1% repairedof 74,185 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 19V853000

Listed for 2002–2006 BMW 325Ci. Not checked against your VIN.

NHTSA: Do not drive. NHTSA says owners should not drive these vehicles until the recall repair is done. What a Do Not Drive recall means

Recall 15V318000 Filed May 28, 2015

Driver Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

33.4% repairedof 419,235 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 15V318000

Listed for 2002, 2003 BMW 325Ci. Not checked against your VIN.

NHTSA: Do not drive. NHTSA says owners should not drive these vehicles until the recall repair is done. What a Do Not Drive recall means

Recall 13V172000 Filed May 2, 2013

Passenger Side Air Bag Inflator may Rupture

Air bags

Repair progress not yet reported43,204 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 13V172000

Listed for 2003 BMW 325Ci. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 03V160000 Filed Apr 29, 2003

BMW/WINDOW LIFTING ANTI-PINCHING DEVICE

Visibility · power window devices and controls

Repair progress not yet reported13,100 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 03V160000

Listed for 2003 BMW 325Ci. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 03V124000 Filed Mar 31, 2003

BMW/ENGINE IDLE SPEED/DME IDLE CONTROL

Vehicle speed control

Repair progress not yet reported1,056 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 03V124000

Listed for 2001 BMW 325Ci. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 02V138000 Filed May 16, 2002

BMW/ENGINE AUXILIARY/COOLING FAN

Engine and engine cooling · cooling system · fan

Repair progress not yet reported1,550 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 02V138000

Listed for 2001 BMW 325Ci. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 01V206000 Filed Jun 21, 2001

BMW/ENGINE AUXILIARY/COOLING FAN

Engine and engine cooling · cooling system · fan

Repair progress not yet reported76,469 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 01V206000

Where to next

BMW 325Ci problems by yearModel overview →Which 325Ci years drew the fewest complaints?Best & worst years →Have a VIN? Decode itVIN decoder →

How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Data sources

NHTSA recalls by vehicle
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
US DOT recall completion rates (data.transportation.gov)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA ODI owner complaints
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EPA fuel economy data (licence confirmation pending)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EIA weekly retail gasoline prices
Weekly, all taxes included

Processing

Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.

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