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BMW 750IL Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 9 safety recalls and 28 owner complaints across 10 model years of the BMW 750IL (1990–2001). The most-complained-about year is 1998.

9
safety recalls, all years
28
owner complaints, all years
1995
year with most recalls
1998
year with most complaints

Pick your BMW 750IL model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 BMW 750IL34
2000 BMW 750IL12
1999 BMW 750IL03
1998 BMW 750IL06
1997 BMW 750IL22
1996 BMW 750IL21
1995 BMW 750IL33
1992 BMW 750IL14
1991 BMW 750IL11
1990 BMW 750IL02

What BMW 750IL owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 28 complaints with NHTSA. The 1998 model year has the most, with 6.

All BMW 750IL recalls (9)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a BMW 750IL, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Labels (equipment) and exterior (visibility)

    NHTSA 13V063000 Reported 4 vehicles potentially affected US Specs

    US Specs is recalling one 2002 Porsche Carrera, one 1997 BMW 750IL, and two 1986 BMW 635 CSI vehicles for failing to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 111, "Rearview Mirrors." While performing conformity-related modifications for the US market, labels with an incorrect size font were applied to the passenger side…

    Remedy: US Specs will notify owners and correct the statement on the passenger mirror of the affected vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on April 22, 2013. Owners may contact US Specs at 1-443-502-2331.

    Model years: 1997

  2. Fan (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 02V138000 Reported 1,550 vehicles potentially affected BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE

    On certain passenger vehicles, the engine auxiliary/cooling fan operation, including variable speed, is electronically controlled. Failure of the fan motor can cause the electrical circuitry of the fan control unit to overload and fail, causing the fan to stop operating.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fan. Owner notification began september 28, 2001. This is a supplement to a recall that began during september 2001 (see recall campaign 01v206). Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized…

    Model years: 2001

  3. Fan (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 01V206000 Reported 76,469 vehicles potentially affected BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The engine auxiliary/cooling fan operation, including variable speed, is electronically controlled. Failure of the fan motor can cause the electrical circuitry of the fan control unit to overload and fail, causing the fan to stop operating.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fan. Owner notification began september 28, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable…

    Model years: 2001

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Air bags: frontal

    NHTSA 96V110000 Reported 75,000 vehicles potentially affected BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE

    The air bag contact ring locking tab located in the steering wheel assembly can break without warning.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the locking tab with one of a different design.

    Model years: 1991, 1992

  8. 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, 1996

  9. 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.