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BMW 740LI

Every BMW 740LI model year on file, 2015 to 2022. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years60 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82015 to 2022
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,163Summed across model years
By model year

The 2022 model year drew the most complaints, 4, 67% of the model's total

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

01234201520162017201820192020202120224
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 740LI complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
3
Engine and cooling
2
Airbags
1
Driver assistance
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each BMW 740LI 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 740LI by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2022Sedan40.0571017
2021Not decoded0NoneNone5019
2020Not decoded0NoneNone4017
2019Not decoded0NoneNone1015
2018Not decoded0NoneNone0063
2017Not decoded0NoneNone00413
2016Sedan10.0710411
2015Sedan10.0610208
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the BMW 740LI

  • 25V-644 Sep 25, 2025
    After repeated attempts, the starter motor may overheat from an electrical overload
    Electrical system · 145k vehicles
  • 21V-062 Feb 10, 2021
    Rotor and shaft within the integrated brake system may not have been welded properly and could separate during a hard braking event, possibly…
    Brakes · 893 vehicles
  • 21V-046 Feb 3, 2021
    Output shafts (left/right) which transfer power from the driveshaft to the rear wheels may break due to a heat treatment error during supplier…
    Powertrain · 28 vehicles
  • 20V-761 Dec 9, 2020
    Connection between the 48-Volt battery and the starter-generator may not have been assembled properly, which can cause increased electrical…
    Electrical system · 812 vehicles
  • 20V-379 Jun 30, 2020
    Top child seat tether anchor on the rear middle seat may not be readily accessible
    Child seats · 16 vehicles
  • 19V-684 Sep 27, 2019
    Back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the…
    Back-over prevention · 257k vehicles
  • 17V-379 Jun 14, 2017
    Affected vehicles may have received incorrect replacement left rear taillight assemblies
    Lighting · 92 vehicles
  • 16V-173 Mar 25, 2016
    Affected vehicles have an air bag control module that may randomly reset due to an electrical short circuit as a result of residual metallic…
    Airbags · 6,110 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.