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BMW 740IL Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 132 owner complaints across 9 model years of the BMW 740IL (1993–2001). The most-complained-about year is 1998.

6
safety recalls, all years
132
owner complaints, all years
1995
year with most recalls
1998
year with most complaints

Pick your BMW 740IL model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 BMW 740IL126
2000 BMW 740IL120
1999 BMW 740IL06
1998 BMW 740IL026
1997 BMW 740IL119
1996 BMW 740IL111
1995 BMW 740IL312
1994 BMW 740IL13
1993 BMW 740IL19

What BMW 740IL owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 132 complaints with NHTSA. The 1998 model year has the most, with 26.

All BMW 740IL recalls (6)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a BMW 740IL, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Tires: sidewall

    NHTSA 01V001000 Reported 3,167 vehicles potentially affected BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with 18-inch tires. (18-inch tires are standard equipment on the m5 and optional equipment on the 7-series models). The machine used to mount and inflate the tires on the wheels at the assembly plant may have damaged the sidewall of one or more tires. The damaged area could weaken to the…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the tires and if damage from the mounting machine is found, the tire will be replaced. Owner notification began march 10, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed…

    Model years: 2001

  2. Switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 00V048000 Reported 17,700 vehicles potentially affected BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The brake lamps in these vehicles are controlled by a switch activated by the movement of the brake pedal. This switch could fail internally, causing it to remain either in the "brake lamps off" position or in the "brake lamps on" position.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the existing brake lamp switch with an improved switch.

    Model years: 2000

  3. Coil springs (suspension)

    NHTSA 97V140000 Reported 29,000 vehicles potentially affected BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Road grit and gravel associated with winter road conditions can penetrate the rubber of the lower front spring mounts and accumulate in the mounts causing notches or pits to develop. These notches can develop cracks resulting in breakage of a bottom coil of the spring.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace both front springs and lower spring mounts.

    Model years: 1995, 1996, 1997

  4. Switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 96V111000 Reported 180,000 vehicles potentially affected BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE

    The brake light switch can fail allowing the switch to remain in the "brake lights off" position or in the "brake lights on" position.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the existing brake light switch with a newly designed switch.

    Model years: 1993, 1994

  5. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

    NHTSA 95V238000 Reported 18,000 vehicles potentially affected BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE

    Fuel seepage can occur between a hose and the metal fuel line on either end of the hose resulting in fuel odor.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the two fuel hoses, four metal fuel lines and associated clamps.

    Model years: 1995

  6. Suspension: rear

    NHTSA 95V192000 Reported 3,000 vehicles potentially affected BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE

    The lower suspension arm mounting eye on the right side rear axle hub carrier was produced with a casting flaw.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicles for a casting flaw in the right side rear axle carrier and if found, replace the carrier.

    Model years: 1995

Other BMW models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.