1990 Bmw 535

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core	1		0	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	1		0	0	0
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash	1		0	0	0
Electrical System	1		0	0	0

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings94V066000

Filed Apr 11, 1994116,300 vehiclesBayerische Motoren Werke

Defect. FEED FUEL HOSES CAN HARDEN AND "SET" OVER TIME, ALLOWING A SEEPAGE OF FUEL AT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE HOSE AND THE ENGINE FITTING. THE CLAMP USED TO HOLD THE HOSE TO THE FITTING IS UNABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE HARDENING OF THE FEED FUEL HOSE.

Risk. FUEL SEEPAGE BETWEEN THE FEED FUEL HOSE AND THE ENGINE FITTING CAN RESULT IN FREE FUEL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

Remedy. A REDESIGNED FEED FUEL HOSE AND HOSE CLAMP WILL BE INSTALLED TO ALLEVIATE THE FUEL SEEPAGE.

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly90V016000

Filed Jan 30, 199062,000 vehiclesBayerische Motoren Werke

Defect. UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, FRONT SEAT CENTER, FOLD-DOWN ARM REST MAY CONTACT THE SAFETY BELT BUCKLE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RELEASE BUTTON AND PREVENTING THE BELT TONGUE FROM LATCHING WHEN BUCKLING UP.

Risk. OCCUPANT WOULD NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED AND COULD BE INJURED IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.

Remedy. REPLACE FRONT SEAT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES WITH SHORTER VERSION THAT WILL NOT CONTACT THE ARMRESTS. NOTE: OWNER NOTIFICATION DATE; 2/90 IS PREPARED IN DRAFT FORM.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core

Filed Apr 30, 1999MI

VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V178000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Filed Mar 24, 1998CA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CONSUMER STEPS ON THE BRAKES, THE COMPUTER SHOWS THE BRAKES LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash

Filed Apr 5, 1996OH

INTERIOR VEHICLE FIRE CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UNDERNEATH THE POWER SEATS. *AK

Electrical System

Filed May 15, 1995CA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/ POWER DOOR LOCK FAILURE, PREVENTING PASSENGER FROM EXITING VEHICLE. *SKD

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1990

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
1996	1	0	0	Routine
1994	1	0	0	Routine
1993	0	1	0	Routine
1992	2	1	1	Routine
1991	1	2	0	Routine
1990 — this page	4	2	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: Apr 11, 1994. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.