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BMW 535

Every BMW 535 model year on file, 1984 to 1996. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years194 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years131984 to 1996
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins37Summed across model years
By model year

The 1989 model year drew the most complaints, 7, 37% of the model's total

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

0246819841986198871990199219941996
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Visibility and wipers leads the BMW 535 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Visibility and wipers
4
Electrical system
4
Speed control
3
Structure
3
Brakes
2
Latches and locks
1
Steering
1
Equipment
1
Lighting
1
Engine and cooling
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 535 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 535 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1996Not decoded1100.0100005
1995Not decoded0NoneNone003
1994Sedan10.06004
1993Not decoded0NoneNone113
1992Sedan250.011125
1991Not decoded10.0100224
1990Sedan40.040215
1989Sedan728.670212
1988Not decoded0NoneNone012
1987Sedan20.029131
1986Not decoded0NoneNone131
1985Not decoded10.0100051
1984Not decoded0NoneNone011
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 535

  • 94V-066 Apr 11, 1994
    Feed fuel hoses can harden and "set" over time, allowing a seepage of fuel at the connection between the hose and the engine fitting
    Fuel system · 116k vehicles
  • 92V-101 Jul 10, 1992
    Some of these vehicles are equipped with a throttle housing on which the throttle valve shaft retaining nut was not sufficiently tightened
    Speed control · 637 vehicles
  • 90V-016 Jan 30, 1990
    Under certain conditions, front seat center, fold-down arm rest may contact the safety belt buckle, causing damage to the release button and…
    Seat belts · 62k vehicles
  • 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
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.