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BMW 528

Every BMW 528 model year on file, 1982 to 2000. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years316 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years191982 to 2000
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins43Summed across model years
By model year

The 1997 model year drew the most complaints, 13, 42% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

051015198219841986198819901992199419961319982000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the BMW 528 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
4
Brakes
4
Engine and cooling
4
Steering
3
Airbags
3
Tires
2
Seats
2
Suspension
2
Lighting
2
Seat belts
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 528 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.

BMW 528 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2000Sedan540.016006
1999Sedan333.314001
1998Sedan714.329001
1997Sedan1315.468002
1996Not decoded0NoneNone005
1995Not decoded0NoneNone004
1994Not decoded0NoneNone004
1993Not decoded0NoneNone003
1992Not decoded0NoneNone013
1991Not decoded0NoneNone013
1990Not decoded0NoneNone013
1989Not decoded0NoneNone011
1988Sedan10.010011
1987Sedan10.014131
1986Sedan10.014131
1985Not decoded0NoneNone051
1984Not decoded0NoneNone011
1983Not decoded0NoneNone201
1982Not decoded0NoneNone201
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 528

  • 86V-151 Nov 10, 1986
    Brake light switch could overheat, eventually leading to melting of plastic internal parts in area of electrical contacts
    Lighting · 97k vehicles
  • 82V-122 Dec 9, 1982
    On the involved vehicles, the self locking nuts that connect the lower steering column shaft to the flexible coupling may not have been…
    Steering · 1,012 vehicles
  • 82V-108 Nov 2, 1982
    On some of the involved vehicles, the knurled nut, part of the rubber mount assembly which supports the differential, may have been cracked due to…
    Powertrain · 1,347 vehicles
  • 82V-010 Jan 28, 1982
    On the involved vehicles, under a combination of low temperature conditions and a warmed up engine, water vapor in the warm air from the crankcase…
    Speed control · 3,780 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.