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BMW 740IA

Every BMW 740IA model year on file, 1989 to 2000. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years40 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years111989 to 2000
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins23Summed across model years
By model year

The 1999 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 50% of the model's total

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

00.511.52198919901991199219931994199519971998199922000
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 740IA complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
1
Steering
1
Speed control
1
Powertrain
1
Fuel system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 740IA 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 740IA by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2000Not decoded0NoneNone007
1999Sedan20.09202
1998Sedan10.04104
1997Not decoded0NoneNone003
1995Not decoded0NoneNone101
1994Sedan10.06101
1993Not decoded0NoneNone101
1992Not decoded0NoneNone101
1991Not decoded0NoneNone101
1990Not decoded0NoneNone101
1989Not decoded0NoneNone101
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 740IA

  • 99V-005 Jan 4, 1999
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with a 5hp24 automatic transmission
    Powertrain · 249 vehicles
  • 99V-004 Jan 4, 1999
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Electrical system · 1,615 vehicles
  • 98V-178 Aug 4, 1998
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Engine and cooling · 340k vehicles
  • 98V-142 Jun 22, 1998
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Powertrain · 1,100 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.