2004 BMW 545i Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2004 BMW 545i. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 77 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Electrical wiring in headlights are disintegrating. The shielding is dry rotting and flaking off nearly every wire in both headlights causing them to malfunction during driving. Lights will cut off randomly. I'd imagine the wires are shorting out.”
“Electrical wiring in headlights are disintegrating. The shielding is dry rotting and flaking off nearly every wire in both headlights causing them to malfunction during driving. Lights will cut off randomly. I'd imagine the wires are shorting out.”
“Dynamic steering malfunction causing hazardous driving conditions at highway speeds”
“Dynamic steering malfunction causing hazardous driving conditions at highway speeds”
“Valve cover gasket leak, timing chain cover gasket leak, valve stem leak.”
“Bare wires inside the headlight housing, these are hid lights made by hella for bmw they are oem. When contacting bmwna they say that's not how they make there lights and blame heat and the car not being maintained at a bmw dealership, well the rest of the wiring on the car is just fine even the…”
“Bare wires inside the headlight housing, these are hid lights made by hella for bmw they are oem. When contacting bmwna they say that's not how they make there lights and blame heat and the car not being maintained at a bmw dealership, well the rest of the wiring on the car is just fine even the…”
“My car has the passenger restraint system warning everytime I start my car. The air bag recall is by takata is for the 2003 545i model. My car was manufactured in sep of 2003 with those takada airbags.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 BMW 545i as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.