NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 BMW 7 Series Recalls
The 2006 BMW 7 Series has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 1, 2010.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 BMW 7 Series. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 29
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2006 BMW 7 Series, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2006 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 2002–2005, 2007–2008 7 Series, 2 other models
Suspension: rear: shock absorber
- Campaign
- 06V277000
- Reported
- July 26, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,640
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan
- Campaign
- 12E029000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 7 Series, 3 other models
2006 BMW 7 Series complaints by year
NHTSA has received 29 owner complaints about the 2006 BMW 7 Series, the newest on June 24, 2019. Owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2006 BMW 7 Series, the component group named most often is the air bags (24%), followed by the power train (24%) and the engine and engine cooling (14%).
1 of the 2006 BMW 7 Series's 3 recalls also concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2006 BMW 7 Series owners gave the mileage (23 complaints), the median was 77,547 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags7
- Power Train7
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
- Electrical System3
- Engine3
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic3
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 BMW 7 Series peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 6. 10% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
The 29 complaints about the 2006 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 2006 BMW models
Newest record on this page: June 24, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted