NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 BMW 7 Series Recalls
The 2004 BMW 7 Series has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 1, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 BMW 7 Series. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 28
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2004 BMW 7 Series, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2004 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 2002–2003, 2005–2008 7 Series, 2 other models
Seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler
- Campaign
- 04V575000
- Reported
- December 6, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,905
- Same campaign
- also 2003 7 Series, 1 other model
Seats
- Campaign
- 04V379000
- Reported
- August 9, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,940
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 BMW 7 Series
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 04V344000
- Reported
- July 14, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,102
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
2004 BMW 7 Series complaints by year
NHTSA has received 28 owner complaints about the 2004 BMW 7 Series, the newest on May 2, 2016. Of these, 1 describe a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2004 BMW 7 Series, the component group named most often is the power train (14%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (14%) and the air bags (11%).
1 of the 2004 BMW 7 Series's 4 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2004 BMW 7 Series owners gave the mileage (23 complaints), the median was 54,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train4
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic4
- Air Bags3
- Electrical System3
- Engine And Engine Cooling3
- Fuel System, Gasoline3
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2004 BMW 7 Series peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 6. 32% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
The 28 complaints about the 2004 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 2004 BMW models
Newest record on this page: May 2, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted