BMW 525 Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns covering at least one BMW 525 model year (1989–2002). 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 525 recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 1989–2002
Campaign	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	2001	2002
17V047000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered
94V066000 Fuel system	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered
92V174000 Electrical	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
91V029000 Vehicle speed control	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
90V016000 Seat belt	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 5 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 2001, 2002 BMW 525. 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 17V047000 Filed Jan 20, 2017

Driver's Frontal Air Bag Inflator may Rupture

Air bags · frontal · driver side · inflator module

24.7% repairedof 230,117 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 17V047000

Listed for 1989–1993 BMW 525. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 94V066000 Filed Apr 11, 1994

FUEL:FUEL LINES FITTINGS:METALLIC

Fuel system, gasoline · delivery · hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Repair progress not yet reported116,300 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 94V066000

Listed for 1989 BMW 525. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 92V174000 Filed Dec 2, 1992

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSE AND FUSE RECEPTICLE

Electrical system · wiring · fuses and circuit breakers

Repair progress not yet reported15,900 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 92V174000

Listed for 1991 BMW 525. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 91V029000 Filed Feb 15, 1991

FUEL:THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL:SOLENOID:VALVES

Vehicle speed control

Repair progress not yet reported5,644 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 91V029000

Listed for 1989, 1990 BMW 525. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 90V016000 Filed Jan 30, 1990

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:ACTIVE RESTRAINTS:BELT BUCKLES

Seat belts · front · buckle assembly

Repair progress not yet reported62,000 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 90V016000

Where to next

BMW 525 problems by yearModel overview →Which 525 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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