BMW 525i
Registered from 2001 to 2007.
About this model
The BMW 5 Series is an executive car manufactured and marketed by BMW since 1972. It is the successor to the BMW New Class sedans and is currently in its eighth generation. The car is sold as either a sedan or, since 1991, a station wagon. A 5-door fastback was sold between 2009 and 2017. Each successive generation has been given an internal G-code designation since 2017. Previously, a F-code designation was used between 2010 and 2016, while an E-code designation was used between 1972 and 2010. These are used to distinguish each model and generation from each other.
From the Wikipedia article BMW 5 Series, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 1540 kg · 2900 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2006 | 1630 kg · 2900 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2005 | 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway |
| 2004 | 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway |
| 2003 | 1670 kg · 2830 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2002 | 1670 kg · 2830 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
| 2001 | 1670 kg · 2830 mm wheelbase · 11.8 L/100km (EPA) · 13.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway · Wagon, 4-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Bmw airbag light illumination
Engineering analysis, opened January 2008, closed December 2008.
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Preliminary evaluation, opened September 2007, closed January 2008.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
BMW filed 57 bulletins about the 2007 525i.
- Equipment: 18
- Electrical system: 17
- Engine and engine cooling: 6
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 5
- Steering: 3
- Exterior lighting: 2
- Fuel system, gasoline: 2
- Engine: 1
- Fuel/propulsion system: 1
- Structure: 1
- Other: 1
- The basic conditions for initializing the power windows are not met. · February 2024
- The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. This document covers… · February 2024
- Engine will crank but not start. There is no communication with the integrated fuel module (TFE) whendiagnosing with ISTA. The following two fault codes will be stored in the DME: 032B43 - Low fuel… · January 2024
- Customers may state that the alarm system (DWA) is not active after locking their unoccupied vehicle. Depending on the vehicleâÂÂs equipment and settings, no acoustic or optical confirmation… · December 2023
- Diagnosis of Compound Brake System Complaints in M Vehicles: 1. Visible cracks are caused by high thermal stresses during rapid heating and cooling of the brake discs. Braking from high speed with… · May 2021
- Discharged Battery Energy Diagnosis Must Be Performed: The electrical system of BMW vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. This has led to increased… · November 2020
- Power Reduction, FC2A82 Intake VANOS and/or FC2A87 Exhaust VANOS Camshaft Fault: The ?Service Engine Soon? (MIL) lamp is illuminated and engine power reduction is perceived. This situation can occur… · October 2020
- Power Reduction FC2A82 Intake VANOS and/or FC2 A87 Exhaust VANOS Camshaft Fault: The "Service Engine Soon" (MIL) lamp is illuminated and engine power reduction is perceived. This situation can occur… · May 2020
49 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.