Model year

1979 BMW 320

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from no date to no date.

Recall campaigns covering this model year04,229 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints0Not enough peers on file
Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1979 BMW 320 peaked in 1995, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.250.50.751199511998200120042007201020132016201920222026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

0% of complaints about the 1979 BMW 320 name steering

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Steering
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

No recall campaign lists the 1979 BMW 320

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1979 BMW 320

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Oct 24, 1995Failure Jul 4, 1995Walterville, ORSteering wheel/handle barCrash

    THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO A DITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

    NHTSA complaint 973803
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins

1 manufacturer communication cover this model year

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

  • B510819 Jan 16, 2024 ยท Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    The basic conditions for initializing the power windows are not met.
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.