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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2000 BMW 740iL Recalls

The 2000 BMW 740iL has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 17, 2000.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 BMW 740iL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
20

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2000 BMW 740iL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2000 BMW 740iL

Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch

Campaign
00V048000
Reported
February 17, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 17,700
Same campaign
also 9 other models

00V048000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering: linkages: drag: link: connection

Campaign
10E021000
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2001 740iL, 2 other models

10E021000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2000 BMW 740iL complaints by year

NHTSA has received 20 owner complaints about the 2000 BMW 740iL, the newest on January 27, 2016. Of these, 1 describe a fire; owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2000 BMW 740iL, the component group named most often is the tires (20%), followed by the electrical system (15%) and the engine and engine cooling (10%).

None of the 2000 BMW 740iL's 2 recalls concerns the tires.

Where 2000 BMW 740iL owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Tires4
  • Electrical System3
  • Engine And Engine Cooling2
  • Exterior Lighting2
  • Power Train2
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2000 BMW 740iL received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20001
20012
20022
20031
20043
20053
20063
20071
20091
20102
20161

Complaints about the 2000 BMW 740iL peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 3. 30% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.

The 20 complaints about the 2000 BMW 740iL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW 740iL by model year

Other 2000 BMW models

Newest record on this page: January 27, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted