Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1990 BMW 750

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › wiring › front underhood. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly1
000
Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood1
010

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
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
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly
Filed Aug 2, 1999FL

RECALL 98V178000, HEATER CORE RECALL CAUSED THE HEATER CORE TO CRACK, AND MANUFACTURER IS ONLY REPLACING THE RADIATOR CAP AND NOT THE HEATER CORE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed May 15, 1996CA

PARKED VEHICLE, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERHOOD, NO WARNING INDICATION, 5 OR 6 MINUTES LATER, LEFT SIDE UNDERHOOD ENGULFED IN FLAMES; VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1996
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20011000Routine
19963000Routine
19951000Routine
19923000Routine
19913000Routine
1990 — this page2110Routine

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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: Jan 30, 1990. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.