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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2002 BMW 7 Series Recalls

The 2002 BMW 7 Series has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on October 1, 2010.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 BMW 7 Series. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
4

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2002 BMW 7 Series, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2002 BMW 7 Series

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum

Campaign
10V446000
Reported
October 1, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 198,352
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2003–2008 7 Series, 2 other models

10V446000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2002 BMW 7 Series complaints by year

NHTSA has received 4 owner complaints about the 2002 BMW 7 Series, the newest on July 8, 2014.

In complaints about the 2002 BMW 7 Series, the component group named most often is the seat belts (25%), followed by the seats (25%) and the service brakes, hydraulic (25%).

The 2002 BMW 7 Series's only recall also concerns the service brakes, hydraulic.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Seat Belts1
  • Seats1
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
  • Unknown Or Other1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2002 BMW 7 Series received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20022
20111
20141

Complaints about the 2002 BMW 7 Series peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 2. 50% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.

The 4 complaints about the 2002 BMW 7 Series are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

BMW 7 Series by model year

Other 2002 BMW models

Newest record on this page: July 8, 2014. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted