Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2000 BMW E38, most frequently naming the interior & seats category. 19 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 1 month of data.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
DRIVERS SIDE CAUGHT FIRE WHEN TURNING ON SEAT WARMERS FOR FIRST TIME IN SEASON. JACKET CAUGHT FIRE, ALONG WITH INTERNAL CLOTHING WITH MINOR BURNS.
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
EQUIPMENT
When using the Key Reader to retrieve information from the customerâÃÂÃÂs key, the data is not updated or current.
EQUIPMENT; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES
Moisture is visible on the inside of one or both headlights
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BMW: PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING AND REPLACING INCANDESCENT AND HALOGEN LIGHT BULBS UNDER WARRANTY. *RM
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
BMW VEHICLES: FUEL LEVEL SENSOR REPAIRS. WHERE IT IS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT SIDE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR DUE TO A FAILURE, THE ENTIRE PUMP AND HOUSING OR DELIVERY UNIT (SUCTION JET ASSEMBLY) DO NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. IN SOME CASES, EPC DOES NOT SHOW THAT THE REPAIR KIT IS AVAILABLE SEPARATELY IN THE ILLUSTRATION, BUT IT IS AVAILABLE IN THE PARTS DESCRIPTION. ALL MODELS. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
VERMONT STATE MERCURY CONTENT LABEL LAW. 2000 6 SERIES, X3 AND Z4 MODELS ALSO INCLUDED. *TT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
A POTENTIAL PROBLEM THAT COULD AFFECT THE DURABILITY OF AIR MASS METER OF CERTAIN BMWS EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.4L ENGINE. VEHICLES AFFECTED WILL HAVE AN ILLUMINATED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AN AIR MASS METER SIGNAL PLAUSIBILITY FAULT FC 73 STORED IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM/DME). BMW WILL EXTEND THE WARRANTY OF THE AIR MASS METER FROM 4 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES TO 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. *TT
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.