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BMW 735

Every BMW 735 model year on file, 1984 to 1998. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years247 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years151984 to 1998
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins64Summed across model years
By model year

The 1988 model year drew the most complaints, 8, 33% of the model's total

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

02468198419861988819901992199419961998
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Steering leads the BMW 735 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Steering
4
Speed control
4
Engine and cooling
4
Seats
3
Visibility and wipers
3
Airbags
2
Tires
2
Structure
1
Equipment
1
Seat belts
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 735 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 735 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1998Sedan10.04001
1997Sedan1100.05003
1996Not decoded0NoneNone007
1995Not decoded0NoneNone0010
1994Not decoded0NoneNone008
1993Not decoded0NoneNone118
1992Sedan20.011125
1991Sedan520.026225
1990Sedan333.330216
1989Sedan1100.010213
1988Sedan837.580223
1987Not decoded0NoneNone122
1986Sedan10.014121
1985Sedan20.040141
1984Not decoded0NoneNone011
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 735

  • 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
  • 88V-135 Aug 11, 1988
    Driver and/or passenger seatbacks may not have been fully attached to the seat base reclining arms (attaching brackets)
    Seats · 8,187 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
  • 85V-065 May 22, 1985
    Incorrect machining of the seating surface of the wheels where it contacts the hub of the car may prevent the wheels from mounting securely to the hub
    Wheels · 40 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.