2000 BMW 528I: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2000 BMW 528I. The campaign is 00V048000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Feb 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch. NHTSA has 39 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 00V048000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the existing brake lamp switch with an improved switch.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 17,700 units in total.
00V048000Received . 17,700 units.
Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The brake lamps in these vehicles are controlled by a switch activated by the movement of the brake pedal. This switch could fail internally, causing it to remain either in the "brake lamps off" position or in the "brake lamps on" position.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If this happens, the brake lamps either will not operate or will be continuously illuminated, regardless of brake pedal position.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the existing brake lamp switch with an improved switch.
Report filed by BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
39 complaints, 48 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Air Bags | 10 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 10 |
| Tires | 4 |
| Electrical System | 3 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 3 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 3 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Steering | 2 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 2 |
| Exterior Lighting | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 17.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 2
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 4
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 10 Nov 2018
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2000 BMW 528IThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2000 BMW 528I: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/bmw/528i/2000/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 15 May 2019
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2000 BMW 528I?
- 17,700 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the BMW 528I have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 14 recall campaigns for the BMW 528I, model years 1979 to 2016. 1 of them names the 2000 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2000 BMW 528I name most often?
- Air Bags: 10 of 48 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2000 BMW 528I open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.