NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 BMW 7 Series Recalls
The 2008 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 2008 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
- Owner complaints
- 11
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2008 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 2008 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 2002–2007 7 Series, 2 other models
2008 BMW 7 Series complaints by year
NHTSA has received 11 owner complaints about the 2008 BMW 7 Series, the newest on December 4, 2018. Of these, 2 describe a crash (18%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 BMW 7 Series, the component group named most often is the air bags (27%), followed by the structure (18%) and the equipment (9%).
The 2008 BMW 7 Series's only recall does not concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags3
- Structure2
- Equipment1
- Exterior Lighting1
- Latches/Locks/Linkages1
- Power Train1
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 BMW 7 Series peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 4. 55% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
The 11 complaints about the 2008 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 2008 BMW models
Newest record on this page: December 4, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted