NHTSA Safety Recalls
BMW 7 Series Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 6 recall campaigns for the BMW 7 Series, across 7 model years from 2002 to 2008. The 2004 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2008 (1).
- Model years
- 7
- Recall campaigns
- 6
- Most recalls
- 2004
- Owner complaints
- 101
2002–2008, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 101 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW 7 Series across 9 model years; the most, 29, concern the 2006.
Owners marked a crash on 3 of the BMW 7 Series complaints (3%) and a fire on 2.
Across all BMW 7 Series model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 18 complaints), then the power train (14).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW 7 Series in 2011: 17, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the BMW 7 Series is service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum, in 7 model-year listings.
The newest BMW 7 Series recall, 10V446000, was reported on October 1, 2010 and concerns the service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum.
BMW 7 Series years to avoid
Too few BMW 7 Series model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW 7 Series years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the BMW 7 Series
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM7
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN2
- SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER2
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)1
- SEATS1
- SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER1
BMW 7 Series model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every BMW 7 Series recall campaign (6)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10V446000October 1, 2010 | service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum | 2002–2008 | crash | 198,352 |
| 06V277000July 26, 2006 | suspension: rear: shock absorber | 2006 | crash | 11,640 |
| 04V575000December 6, 2004 | seats: front assembly: seat heater/cooler | 2003–2004 | — | 17,905 |
| 04V379000August 9, 2004 | seats | 2004 | crash and injury | 3,940 |
| 04V344000July 14, 2004 | power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm) | 2004 | crash | 4,102 |
| 12E029000 | engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan | 2006–2007 | fire | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW 7 Series. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: June 24, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted