Total Complaints
1 filings
BMW 325XIT · model year
1 NHTSA complaints, and 2 recall campaigns listed for this cohort. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2002BMW325XIT carries 1 consumer safety complaint in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 2002 325XIT is fuel/propulsion system with 1 filings. Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause. This cohort has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns listed below. Enter a VIN in NHTSA's official recall lookup to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA currently has 34 investigation files overlapping the 2002 325XIT. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
Total Complaints
1 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2000-2005 323iT, 325iT, 325xiT, 320i, 323i, 325i, 325xi, 328i, 330i and 330xi and 2000-2006 323Ci, 325Ci, 328Ci, 330Ci, M3 Coupe, 323Cic, 325Cic, 330Cic, and M3 Convertible vehicles equipped with non-desiccated frontal Takata PSAN inflators and PS
AIR BAGS
BMW is recalling certain model year 2002-2003 325i, 325xi, 330i, 330xi sedans; 325Ci and 330Ci coupes and convertibles; 325iT and 325xiT Sports Wagons; and M3 coupes and convertibles to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag which may produce excessive internal pressure causin
WHEN STARTING THE CAR AFTER IT HAS BEEN IN COLD TEMPERATURES (-25 C OR COLDER) THE FUEL INJECTORS LEAK SIGNIFICANTLY. IT APPEARS AS IF THE BODY OF THE INJECTORS SHRINKS SUCH THAT THE INJECTOR PULLS AWAY FROM THE FUEL RAIL. A STEADY STREAM OF FUEL IS OBSERVED OUT OF SEVERAL INJECTORS. THE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING IS ENOUGH TO OBSERVE A STEADY STREAM OF FUEL EXITING UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS CONTINUES UNTIL ENOUGH HEAT HAS BUILT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO WARM THE INJECTORS AND CAUSE THEM TO SEAL AGAINST THE FUEL RAIL. WHILE DRIVING IN TEMPERATURES AROUND 25 C, THIS USUALLY TAKES 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO WARM UP ENOUGH TO STOP THE LEAKING.
Mileage: 98,000
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 2002 BMW 325XIT; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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