Bmw 540i 2001
Vehicle Details: Recalls, Fuel Economy, Emissions, Consumer Complaints, Decoded VIN Details, Service Bulletins
Below you will find all available information on the 2001 BMW 540i.
The vehicle is described as a Rear-Wheel Drive Compact Cars 4-door sedan, hardtop.
| Manufacturer | Known WMI(s) | Fuel Type |
|---|---|---|
| BMW | Premium | |
| City MPG | Highway MPG | CO2 emissions |
| 14 - 16 MPG | 19 - 22 MPG | 493.72 - 555.43 g/mile |
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Sub-models: - 540i Sport Wagon -
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What is the MPG of a 2001 BMW 540i?
- The 2001 BMW 540i has an EPA estimated city efficiency of 14 - 16 MPG and an estimated highway efficiency of 19 - 22 MPG.
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What is the fuse box diagram for the 2001 BMW 540i?
- Fuse box diagrams for the 2001 BMW 540i can be found here
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What is the annual fuel cost for the 2001 BMW 540i?
- EPA estimated annual fuel cost for the 2001 BMW 540i is $3700.
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Where is the 2001 BMW 540i produced?
- The 2001 BMW 540i is produced in Dingolfing, Germany.
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Are there recalls for the 2001 BMW 540i?
- There are 3 recall(s) for the 2001 BMW 540i, additional information is below.
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How much horsepower does the 2001 BMW 540i have?
- The 2001 BMW 540i has 282 horsepower.
- 4.4L 8 cylinder 5-speed automatic
- 4.4L 8 cylinder 6-speed manual
Recall 130025 [USA]: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Recall 60378 [USA]: Unexpected deployment of the air bag(s) could cause serious injury if an occupant is too close to the deploying air bag(s). in addition, the battery safety terminal may also be activated. if that happens, the starter cable would become disconnected from the battery, and the engine could not be restarted.
Recall 1617 [USA]: If this were to occur, engine overheating and subsequent engine damage could result. in addition, it is possible for the failure of the electrical circuitry to cause a fire in the fan control unit located in the front of the engine compartment.
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Automatic 5-spd Rear-Wheel Drive 540i
Description Data Engine cylinders 8 Engine displacement in liters 4.4 Transmission Automatic 5-spd You save/spend over 5 years compared to an average car ($). savings are positive; a greater amount spent yields a negative number. for dual fuel vehicles, this is the cost savings for gasoline -8750 Description Data Annual petroleum consumption in barrels for fuel type 1 16.5283 City mpg for fuel type 1, 16 Combined mpg for fuel type 1, 18 Engine cylinders 8 Engine displacement in liters 4.4 Drive axle type Rear-Wheel Drive Annual fuel cost for fuel type 1 ($) 3700 Fuel type with fuel type 1 and fuel type 2 (if applicable) Premium Fuel type 1. for single fuel vehicles, this will be the only fuel. for dual fuel vehicles, this will be the conventional fuel. Premium Gasoline Highway mpg for fuel type 1, 22 Vehicle record id 16596 4 door luggage volume (cubic feet) 11 Model name (carline) 540i Has my mpg data; see yourmpgvehicle and yourmpgdrivervehicle N If true, this vehicle operates on a blend of gasoline and electricity in charge depleting mode false 4-door passenger volume (cubic feet) 93 Transmission Automatic 5-spd Unadjusted city mpg for fuel type 1 20.0 Unadjusted highway mpg for fuel type 1 30.9 EPA vehicle size class Compact Cars You save/spend over 5 years compared to an average car ($). savings are positive; a greater amount spent yields a negative number. for dual fuel vehicles, this is the cost savings for gasoline -8750 Date the vehicle record was created (iso 8601 format) Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013 Date the vehicle record was last modified (iso 8601 format) Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013 Manual 6-spd Rear-Wheel Drive 540i
Description Data Engine cylinders 8 Engine displacement in liters 4.4 Engine descriptor; see fueleconomy.gov details GUZZLER Transmission Manual 6-spd You save/spend over 5 years compared to an average car ($). savings are positive; a greater amount spent yields a negative number. for dual fuel vehicles, this is the cost savings for gasoline -11000 Description Data Annual petroleum consumption in barrels for fuel type 1 18.5944 City mpg for fuel type 1, 14 Combined mpg for fuel type 1, 16 Engine cylinders 8 Engine displacement in liters 4.4 Drive axle type Rear-Wheel Drive Engine descriptor; see fueleconomy.gov details GUZZLER Annual fuel cost for fuel type 1 ($) 4150 Fuel type with fuel type 1 and fuel type 2 (if applicable) Premium Fuel type 1. for single fuel vehicles, this will be the only fuel. for dual fuel vehicles, this will be the conventional fuel. Premium Gasoline Highway mpg for fuel type 1, 21 Vehicle record id 16597 4 door luggage volume (cubic feet) 11 Model name (carline) 540i Has my mpg data; see yourmpgvehicle and yourmpgdrivervehicle Y If true, this vehicle operates on a blend of gasoline and electricity in charge depleting mode false 4-door passenger volume (cubic feet) 93 Transmission Manual 6-spd Unadjusted city mpg for fuel type 1 17.1994 Unadjusted highway mpg for fuel type 1 29.1499 EPA vehicle size class Compact Cars You save/spend over 5 years compared to an average car ($). savings are positive; a greater amount spent yields a negative number. for dual fuel vehicles, this is the cost savings for gasoline -11000 Date the vehicle record was created (iso 8601 format) Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013 Date the vehicle record was last modified (iso 8601 format) Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013 Automatic (S5) Rear-Wheel Drive 540i
Description Data Engine cylinders 8 Engine displacement in liters 4.4 Engine descriptor; see fueleconomy.gov details GUZZLER Transmission Automatic (S5) You save/spend over 5 years compared to an average car ($). savings are positive; a greater amount spent yields a negative number. for dual fuel vehicles, this is the cost savings for gasoline -11000 Transmission descriptor; for information see the fueleconomy.gov details 3MODE Description Data Annual petroleum consumption in barrels for fuel type 1 18.5944 City mpg for fuel type 1, 14 Combined mpg for fuel type 1, 16 Engine cylinders 8 Engine displacement in liters 4.4 Drive axle type Rear-Wheel Drive Engine descriptor; see fueleconomy.gov details GUZZLER Annual fuel cost for fuel type 1 ($) 4150 Fuel type with fuel type 1 and fuel type 2 (if applicable) Premium Fuel type 1. for single fuel vehicles, this will be the only fuel. for dual fuel vehicles, this will be the conventional fuel. Premium Gasoline Highway mpg for fuel type 1, 19 Vehicle record id 16598 4 door luggage volume (cubic feet) 11 Model name (carline) 540i Has my mpg data; see yourmpgvehicle and yourmpgdrivervehicle Y If true, this vehicle operates on a blend of gasoline and electricity in charge depleting mode false 4-door passenger volume (cubic feet) 93 Transmission Automatic (S5) Unadjusted city mpg for fuel type 1 17.2 Unadjusted highway mpg for fuel type 1 26.7717 EPA vehicle size class Compact Cars You save/spend over 5 years compared to an average car ($). savings are positive; a greater amount spent yields a negative number. for dual fuel vehicles, this is the cost savings for gasoline -11000 Transmission descriptor; for information see the fueleconomy.gov details 3MODE Date the vehicle record was created (iso 8601 format) Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013 Date the vehicle record was last modified (iso 8601 format) Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013 Automatic (S5) Rear-Wheel Drive 540i Sport Wagon
Description Data Engine cylinders 8 Engine displacement in liters 4.4 Engine descriptor; see fueleconomy.gov details GUZZLER Transmission Automatic (S5) You save/spend over 5 years compared to an average car ($). savings are positive; a greater amount spent yields a negative number. for dual fuel vehicles, this is the cost savings for gasoline -11000 Transmission descriptor; for information see the fueleconomy.gov details 3MODE Description Data Annual petroleum consumption in barrels for fuel type 1 18.5944 City mpg for fuel type 1, 14 Combined mpg for fuel type 1, 16 Engine cylinders 8 Engine displacement in liters 4.4 Drive axle type Rear-Wheel Drive Engine descriptor; see fueleconomy.gov details GUZZLER Annual fuel cost for fuel type 1 ($) 4150 Fuel type with fuel type 1 and fuel type 2 (if applicable) Premium Fuel type 1. for single fuel vehicles, this will be the only fuel. for dual fuel vehicles, this will be the conventional fuel. Premium Gasoline Highway mpg for fuel type 1, 19 Vehicle record id 16882 4 door luggage volume (cubic feet) 33 Model name (carline) 540i Sport Wagon Has my mpg data; see yourmpgvehicle and yourmpgdrivervehicle N If true, this vehicle operates on a blend of gasoline and electricity in charge depleting mode false 4-door passenger volume (cubic feet) 97 Transmission Automatic (S5) Unadjusted city mpg for fuel type 1 17.2 Unadjusted highway mpg for fuel type 1 26.7717 EPA vehicle size class Small Station Wagons You save/spend over 5 years compared to an average car ($). savings are positive; a greater amount spent yields a negative number. for dual fuel vehicles, this is the cost savings for gasoline -11000 Transmission descriptor; for information see the fueleconomy.gov details 3MODE Date the vehicle record was created (iso 8601 format) Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013 Date the vehicle record was last modified (iso 8601 format) Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2013
Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.
- B510819 - VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS: The basic conditions for initializing the power windows are not met.
- B160623 - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: 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 pressure system, electric fuel pump: pre
- B653423 - EQUIPMENT: Customers may state that the alarm system (dwa) is not active after locking their unoccupied vehicle. Depending on the vehicle??A?A?S equipment and settings, no acoustic or optical confirmation (folding the mirrors/blinking confirmation) i
- B013118 - AIR BAGS: Takata air bag recall-related short-term alternate transportation and consequential repairs this service information bulletin supersedes si b01 31 18 dated october 2018.
- B013118 - AIR BAGS: Takata air bag recall-related short-term alternate transportation and consequential repairs this service information bulletin supersedes si b01 31 18 dated october 2018.
- B080119 - AIR BAGS: In an effort to improve the completion rate on takata air bag recall affected vehicles; bmw na has expanded the bmw ultimate rewards platform to include a new recall support page. This page will allow irfs to check their customers vins for
- B011618 - AIR BAGS: Takata class action settlement. Customer support program. Front driver side airbag modules.
- B650916 - EQUIPMENT: Radio / navigation / head unit identification guide
- B011618 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: For the above-referenced vehicles with driver?S side airbag modules, bmw of north america, llc (?Bmw na?) will provide a customer support program as outlined in the takata settlement customer support program overview attachment. This ?Comp
- B122917 - EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL : Service action: program dme: the incorrect dataset could be programmed into dme 5.2.1 control module.
- SIB-63-02-01 - EXTERIOR LIGHTING: Bmw: procedure for determining and replacing incandescent and halogen light bulbs under warranty. *rm
- SIB-32-04-07 - STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM: Bmw: a new technical process has been created for bmw to identify causes of steering complaints with a wide range of models. *rm
- SIB-16-02-09 - 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 wel
138 Results returned successfully. NOTE: Any missing decoded values should be interpreted as NHTSA does not have data on the specific variable. Missing value should NOT be interpreted as an indication that a feature or technology is unavailable for a vehicle.
| Variable | Value |
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| Air Bag Loc Front | 1st Row (Driver and Passenger) |
| Body Class | Sedan/Saloon |
| DisplacementCC | 4400.00 |
| DisplacementCI | 268.4 |
| DisplacementL | 4.40 |
| Doors | 4 |
| Engine Cylinders | 8 |
| EngineHP | 282 |
| EngineKW | 210.2874 |
| Engine Manufacturer | BMW-AG |
| Error Text | 0 - VIN decoded clean. Check Digit (9th position) is correct |
| Fuel Type Primary | Gasoline |
| Make | BMW |
| MakeID | 452 |
| Manufacturer | BMW AG |
| Manufacturer Id | 966 |
| Model | 540i |
| ModelID | 5195 |
| Model Year | 2001 |
| NCSA Body Type | 4-door sedan, hardtop |
| NCSA Make | BMW |
| NCSA Model | 5-series |
| Other Restraint System Info | Driver and Passenger Dual stage Advanced Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) |
| Plant City | DINGOLFING |
| Plant Country | GERMANY |
| Seat Belts All | Manual |
| Series | 5-Series |
| VIN | WBADN53461GC97038 |
| Vehicle Type | PASSENGER CAR |
| Crash | Fire | Towed | Injured | Deaths | Failure Date |
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| No | No | N | None | None | 20170309 |
Takata recall: both the manufacturer (bmw north america) and the local dealer (united bmw of roswell, ga) are refusing to perform the inspection of the air bag inflator on the referenced vehicle, per nhtsa recall campaign no. 17v-047. Dealer claims that no inspection is required since manufacture's service records for this vin show that the "airbag control unit" was replaced 6/22/04. However, the open nhtsa recall campaign on this vehicle notes that the inflator may have been replaced previously but that the inflator that was replaced still needs to be inspected at this time as it may be faulty.
| No | No | N | None | None | 20160430 |
Possible takata inflator: at first the passenger airbag light came on occasionally and now the passenger airbag light is on all at the time.
| No | No | N | None | None | 20150330 |
The bracket that holds the power steering pump on my 2001 bmw 540i snapped on the top and bottom pieces of the bracket resulting in my belts and pulleys to be thrown and destroyed. The repair is very expensive and time consuming. This is becoming a more and more common problem on the e39 style 1997-2003 bmw 540i's. *tr
| Crash | No | N | None | None | 20140412 |
M62 v-8 engines used in the e-39 540 and e-38 740 are notorious for faulty timing chain guides. At around 125,000 the plastic can disintegrate causing the chain to skip a tooth. Once a tooth is skipped the valves are crushed and the engine is destroyed. The cost to replace the guides is extremely expensive. I was lucky in that i replaced mine at 140,000 miles
| Crash | No | N | None | None | 20140411 |
M62 v-8 engines used in the e-39 540 and e-38 740 are notorious for faulty timing chain guides. At around 125,000 the plastic can disintegrate causing the chain to skip a tooth. Once a tooth is skipped the valves are crushed and the engine is destroyed. The cost to replace the guides is extremely expensive. I was lucky in that i replaced mine at 140,000 miles
| No | No | N | None | None | 20140114 |
Power steering brackets on these cars break. Happened to me and threw a belt during a turn. This is an extreme safety hazard as you have no power steering when the bracket breaks and the belt is thrown. This is a known issue if you search on bmw forums and should be addressed by bmw! This is happening to my vehicle for the second time. Other owners report multiple instances as well. *tr
| No | No | N | None | None | 20110205 |
2001 bmw 540i reverse gear failure on zf 5hp24 (a5s 440z) transmission. My bmw will no longer engage reverse, car feels like it is still in neutral.
| No | No | N | None | None | 20100515 |
3rd (high) tail light bulb and socket overheats and melts, rendering the light inoperable and possibly causing a fire hazard. *tr
| No | No | N | None | None | 20090309 |
Electrical short in faulty thermostat caused all wiring to melt and lead to a damage of main computer. *tr
| VIN | Year | Model | Manufactured In |
|---|---|---|---|
| WBADN534X1GC98533 | 2001 | 540i | DINGOLFING , GERMANY |
| WBADN534X1GC96653 | 2001 | 540i | DINGOLFING , GERMANY |
| WBADN63471GM73565 | 2001 | 540i | DINGOLFING , GERMANY |
| WBADN63401GM72015 | 2001 | 540i | DINGOLFING , GERMANY |
| WBADN53461GC97038 | 2001 | 540i | DINGOLFING , GERMANY |
| WBADN634X1GM72104 | 2001 | 540i | DINGOLFING , GERMANY |
| WBADN53461GC97640 | 2001 | 540i | DINGOLFING , GERMANY |
| WBADN63441GM73233 | 2001 | 540i | DINGOLFING , GERMANY |
| WBADN634X1GM72636 | 2001 | 540i | DINGOLFING , GERMANY |
| WBADN63461GM73931 | 2001 | 540i | DINGOLFING , GERMANY |
| WBADN53421GC96887 | 2001 | 540i | DINGOLFING , GERMANY |