2004 BMW Z4: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2004 BMW Z4. The campaign is 04V182000. NHTSA received the report on 12 Apr 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump. NHTSA has 411 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name 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 04V182000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a resistor in the electrical line powering the fuel pump in order to prevent an occurrence of vapor lock. The recall began may 11, 2004. Owners should contact BMW at 1-800-831-1117.
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. 13,769 units in total.
04V182000Received . 13,769 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, under certain environmental conditions, a vapor lock in the fuel pump could occur causing the engine to stall. If this were to happen, the engine would not be able to be restarted for approximately 15 to 20 minutes.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If stalling were to occur, the driver would be unable to maintain vehicle speed or accelerate, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a resistor in the electrical line powering the fuel pump in order to prevent an occurrence of vapor lock. The recall began may 11, 2004. Owners should contact BMW at 1-800-831-1117.
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.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
411 complaints, 443 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2004 BMW Z4
- All 2004 vehicles
| Component | 2004 Z4 | All 2004 vehicles | Z4, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering | 860 | 71.7 | 687.7 | 381 |
| Air Bags | 47.4 | 78.9 | 69.9 | 21 |
| Electrical System | 31.6 | 129.3 | 51.2 | 14 |
| Exterior Lighting | 13.5 | 33.1 | 11.1 | 6 |
| Power Train | 6.8 | 113.4 | 12.5 | 3 |
| Structure | 6.8 | 73.3 | 12.5 | 3 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 6.8 | 8.7 | 5.5 | 3 |
| Visibility/Wiper | 6.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3 |
| Service Brakes | 4.5 | 28.6 | 11.1 | 2 |
| Visibility | 2.3 | 39.6 | 2.8 | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 2
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 9 Jun 2025
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
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE10020 | Preliminary evaluation | Sticky Steering | Steering | 28 Jun 2010 | 28 Jun 2011 | |
| EA08001 | Engineering analysis | BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION | Air Bags | 4 Jan 2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | 08V384000 |
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.
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 2004 BMW Z4The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2004 BMW Z4: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/bmw/z4/2004/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 BMW Z4?
- 13,769 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 Z4 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 28 recall campaigns for the BMW Z4, model years 2002 to 2023. 1 of them names the 2004 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2004 BMW Z4 name most often?
- Steering: 381 of 443 component mentions, or 860 per 1,000. For all 2004 vehicles the figure is 71.7 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 BMW Z4 open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.