2003 BMW 325 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2003 BMW 325. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
1injuries
ENGINE
1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1
STEERING
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
Total complaints11

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Drivers window is stuck in up position. When raise/lower switch is activated, I hear the motor running but window does not move down. The local bmw repair center said it will be $150 to inspect the problem and then $$$ to repair. The malfunction of the window happened while I was driving”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2019-04-23

“Drivers window is stuck in up position. When raise/lower switch is activated, I hear the motor running but window does not move down. The local bmw repair center said it will be $150 to inspect the problem and then $$$ to repair. The malfunction of the window happened while I was driving”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2019-04-23

“Tl* the contact owns a 2003 bmw 325. The contact stated that the vehicle's electrical system was malfunctioning. The contact stated that certain lights were illuminating on the dashboard while other lights were not. The vehicle also failed to start. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2018-10-29

“Tl* the contact owns a 2003 bmw 325. The contact stated that the vehicle's electrical system was malfunctioning. The contact stated that certain lights were illuminating on the dashboard while other lights were not. The vehicle also failed to start. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic…”

ENGINE · reported 2018-10-29

“Dangerous death trap!!! I got stuck in my car because the door locks do not work. You are unable to get out of the car if the unlock mechanism fails. There are many compaints of the same for the e46 bmw models. We had to crawl of windows and luckily those worked. As designed, you cannot open the…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2018-05-01

“I have had both air bags replaced ad the airbag man does not go off I was told that the mrs control unit needs to be replaced, because none of my airbags will work until the mrs control unit is replaced. I want to know is bmw going to replace the unit I was told that the air bag mishap caused the…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2017-07-21

“Takata recall. After contacting bmw nearest dealer they have not taken any action to take care of the recall. They took my car information and said when the parts arrive they would call me back.”

AIR BAGS · reported 2016-11-01

“I am concerned I got a letter about the recall in july and it is now january and I am driving an unsafe car. I am afraid to drive it. Why has it taken more than 6 months to fix it. Nothing has happened but there is nothing I can do about it.”

AIR BAGS · reported 2015-01-11
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2003 BMW 325 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.