4usbt53453lu0**** BMW Z4 2003

Example: WBA4J5C52KBM65029

  • Z4
  • VIN: 4usbt53453lu0****
  • WMI/VDS/VIS: 4us bt5345 3lu02606
  • Bed Type: Not Applicable
  • Body Cab Type: Not Applicable
  • Body Class: Convertible/Cabriolet
  • Bus Floor Config Type: Not Applicable
  • Bus Type: Not Applicable
  • Custom Motorcycle Type: Not Applicable
  • Displacement CC: 3000.0
  • Displacement CI: 183.07123228419
  • Displacement L: 3.0
  • Engine Configuration: In-Line
  • Engine Cylinders: 6
  • Engine HP: 225
  • Error Text: 0 - VIN decoded clean. Check Digit (9th position) is correct
  • Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
  • GVWR: Class 1B: 3,001 - 4,000 lb (1,360 - 1,814 kg)
  • GVW R_to: Class 1: 6,000 lb or less (2,722 kg or less)
  • Make: BMW
  • Make ID: 452
  • Manufacturer: BMW MANUFACTURER CORPORATION / BMW NORTH AMERICA
  • Manufacturer Id: 968
  • Model: Z4
  • Model ID: 1725
  • Model Year: 2003
  • Motorcycle Chassis Type: Not Applicable
  • Motorcycle Suspension Type: Not Applicable
  • Note: Model Code: 0328,Shipping Weight Std.=2998 Auto.=3020/3042 ,GVWR Std. = 3549 ,Auto. = 3593 GAWRRear = 1863 ,Service Load = 551 ,Length w/ bumpers = 161.1 ,Width = 70.1 ,Height = 50.1 ,Track Front = 58 ,Track Rear = 60
  • Plant City: SPARTANBURG
  • Plant Country: UNITED STATES (USA)
  • Plant State: SOUTH CAROLINA
  • Trailer Body Type: Not Applicable
  • Trailer Type: Not Applicable
  • Trim: Roadster 3.0si
  • Vehicle Descriptor: 4USBT534*3L
  • Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
  • Wheel Base Short: 98.2

2003 BMW Z4 Convertible w/SAB Safety Ratings

2003 BMW Z4 Convertible w/SAB
  • Make: BMW
  • Model: Z4
  • Model Year: 2003
  • Overall Rating: Not Rated
  • Recalls Count: 4
  • Complaints Count: 412
  • Investigation Count: 1
  • Rollover Rating: Not Rated
  • Rollover Rating 2:
  • Side Pole Crash Rating: Not Rated
  • Overall Side Crash Rating: Not Rated
  • Overall Front Crash Rating: Not Rated
  • NHTSA Lane Departure Warning: No
  • Side Crash Driverside Rating:
  • Side Barrier Rating Overall: Not Rated
  • Front Crash Driverside Rating:
  • NHTSA Forward Collision Warning: No
  • Side Crash Passengerside Rating: Not Rated
  • Front Crash Passengerside Rating:
  • NHTSA Electronic Stability Control: Standard
  • Combined Side Barrier and Pole Rating Rear: Not Rated
  • Combined Side Barrier and Pole Rating Front: Not Rated
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Z4 CONVERTIBLE W/SAB Crash Tests

2003 BMW Z4 (4usbt53453lu02606) Auction Records

  • Autocheck Records: 59
  • Carfax Records: 82
Model year COMPONENT Complaint
2003 STEERING THIS IS FOR A 2003 BMW Z4 WITH JUST OVER 25,000 MILES. AS SOON AS I BEGAN DRIVING ON AN ACCESS ROAD AND THEN A COUNTY ROAD, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING IN A STRAIGHT LINE EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT TURNING THE WHEEL. THERE WAS SOME PLAY IN THE STEERING AND THE WHEEL FELT STIFFER THAN NORMAL WITH A STICKY FEELING A FEW DEGREES LEFT OR RIGHT. AS I DROVE DOWN THIS STRAIGHT ROAD, THE CAR CONTINUED TO PULL TOWARDS ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER AND CONTROLLING IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. FROM BEHIND, IT WOULD APPEAR AS THOUGH I WAS SWERVING WHILE TRYING TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I FELT LIKE I COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SO I DROVE AS SLOWLY AS POSSIBLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. I EXPLAIN THE SITUATION TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND THEY TOOK THE CAR IN FOR INSPECTION THE NEXT DAY. THE FOLLOWING DAY I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE HEAD MECHANIC TO ASK MORE QUESTIONS. AGAIN I PROVIDED MORE DETAILS ABOUT HOW THE VEHICLE FELT WHILE DRIVING AND THEY REQUESTED PERMISSION TO ROAD TEST IT. AT FIRST THEY THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO WHEEL ALIGNMENT, BUT UPON FURTHER TESTING THEY REALIZED IT WAS MORE THAN THAT. THE STICKY STEERING COLUMN APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED, THE MOTOR DRIVE FOR THE POWER STEERING. I WAS QUOTED $3,176 TO REPLACE. I SPOKE WITH THE HEAD MECHANIC, AND EXPRESSED MY DISPLEASURE WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE A QA OR DESIGN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR AND THE FACT I FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER REPORTS AND INVESTIGATIONS LAUNCHED INTO THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE Z4. IN MY OPINION THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT SHOULD BE REASON ENOUGH FOR A RECALL GIVEN THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS CREATED BY THE MALFUNCTION OF A RELATIVELY NEW/UNUSED PART. BMW'S INSISTENCE THAT I COVER THE COST OF THIS PART IS ALSO UNREASONABLE, AS I DOUBT THEY CAN ATTRIBUTE THIS MALFUNCTION TO TYPICAL WEAR AND TEAR GIVEN THE LIGHT USE OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR
2003 STEERING STEERING BECOMES STICKY WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPS REACH 85+ DEGREES. THE CAR DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO OPERATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THIS IS OCCURRING. BASICALLY IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS AN INVISIBLE BARRIER THAT MUST BE BROKEN PAST WHEN TURNING FROM CENTER TO LEFT OR RIGHT, EXCESSIVE FORCE IS REQUIRED TO MOVE PAST CENTER TO OTHER DIRECTIONS AND CAN LEAD TO STEERING THE CAR FURTHER IN EITHER DIRECTION THAN DESIRED. BMW HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE ON THEIR OWN AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR