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BMW 528E

Every BMW 528E model year on file, 1983 to 1987. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years42 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years41983 to 1987
Recall campaigns0Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins4Summed across model years
By model year

The 1983 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 75% of the model's total

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

012319833198519861987
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the BMW 528E complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
2
Electrical system
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 528E 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 528E by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1987Sedan10.014011
1986Not decoded0NoneNone011
1985Not decoded0NoneNone011
1983Sedan366.7150001
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 528E

No recall campaign lists this model.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.