By model year
BMW 524 complaints by model year
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
BMW 524
Every BMW 524 model year on file, 1984 to 1992. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years91984 to 1992
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins8Summed across model years
Components
Complaints by component
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each BMW 524 model year
Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1986 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1985 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1984 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the BMW 524
- 86V-151 Nov 10, 1986
Brake light switch could overheat, eventually leading to melting of plastic internal parts in area of electrical contacts
Lighting ยท 97k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.