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BMW 740iL Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the BMW 740iL, across 2 model years from 2000 to 2001. The 2001 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2001 (2).

Model years
2

2000–2001, with a recall

Recall campaigns
3
Most recalls
2001

2 recalls

Owner complaints
46

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 46 complaints with NHTSA about the BMW 740iL across 2 model years; the most, 26, concern the 2001.

Owners marked a crash on 1 of the BMW 740iL complaints (2%) and a fire on 2.

Across all BMW 740iL model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 8 complaints), then the engine and engine cooling (6).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the BMW 740iL in 2002: 5, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the BMW 740iL is steering: linkages: drag: link: connection, in 2 model-year listings.

The newest BMW 740iL recall, 01V001000, was reported on January 4, 2001 and concerns the tires: sidewall.

BMW 740iL years to avoid

Too few BMW 740iL 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the BMW 740iL, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
20012264not ranked
20002206not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.BMW 740iL years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the BMW 740iL

  • STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION2
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH1
  • TIRES:SIDEWALL1

BMW 740iL model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every BMW 740iL recall campaign (3)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the BMW 740iL, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
01V001000January 4, 2001tires: sidewall2001crash3,167
00V048000February 17, 2000exterior lighting: brake lights: switch2000—17,700
10E021000steering: linkages: drag: link: connection2000–2001injury and death—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the BMW 740iL. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: June 21, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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