Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 7 SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES WERE HESITANT TO ENGAGE AND ABNORMALLY VIBRATING WHEN DECELERATING. THERE WAS ALSO A WATER LEAK IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
THE AIR BAG(S) IN MY VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A COLLISION. THE COLLISION WAS AN OFF-CENTER FRONT-END AT A SPEED ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 20 M.P.H. OR GREATER. THE VEHICLE IS A 1999 BMW 740IA. I BELIEVE THE AIR BAG(S) TO BE DEFECTIVE AND DID NOT PROPERLY PROTECT ME.
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.