NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 BMW 740iL Recalls
The 2001 BMW 740iL has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 4, 2001.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 BMW 740iL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 26
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2001 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 2001 BMW 740iL
2001 BMW 740iL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 26 owner complaints about the 2001 BMW 740iL, the newest on June 21, 2019. Of these, 1 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 BMW 740iL, the component group named most often is the air bags (19%), followed by the electrical system (19%) and the engine and engine cooling (15%).
None of the 2001 BMW 740iL's 2 recalls concerns the air bags.
Where 2001 BMW 740iL owners gave the mileage (19 complaints), the median was 100,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags5
- Electrical System5
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
- Fuel System, Gasoline3
- Power Train3
- Steering2
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 BMW 740iL peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 4. 15% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
The 26 complaints about the 2001 BMW 740iL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
BMW 740iL by model year
Other 2001 BMW models
Newest record on this page: June 21, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted