1998 BMW 528Ia

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility › rearview mirrors/devices. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Wheels › Hubcap/Cover	1		0	0	0
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)98V143000

Filed Jun 22, 19983,800 vehiclesBayerische Motoren Werke

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SEALING MATERIAL OF THE SWITCH CAN DEVELOP LEAKS AND ALLOW WATER ENTRY.

Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN EVENTUALLY RESULT IN AN INCORRECT INDICATION OF THE TRANSMISSION GEAR POSITION, WHICH COULD ALSO CAUSE THE CAR NOT TO START, OR ALLOW IT TO START IN A DRIVE GEAR, SUCH AS 'DRIVE' OR 'REVERSE.'

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION GEAR POSITION SWITCH.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Wheels › Hubcap/Cover

Filed Apr 30, 2003CA

LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED AT 50,000 MILES

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices

Filed Dec 13, 1999CA

THE RIGHT MIRROR AUTOMATICALLY TIPS DOWN WHEN THE CAR IS IN RESERVE TO AID IN SEEING THE CURB - THE MIRROR HAS MALFUNCTIONED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BY NOT READJUSTING TO THE CORRECT POSITION - THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED ON AT LEAST 15 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH THE MIRRORS MEMORY - IT STILL DOES NOT WORK PROBERLY. *AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2000	5	0	Routine
1998 — this page	2	1	Routine
1997	3	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jun 22, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.