Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1986 BMW 535

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
0
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
1
Service bulletins

Recalls

1 campaign
86V151000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH1986-11-10

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH COULD OVERHEAT, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO MELTING OF PLASTIC INTERNAL PARTS IN AREA OF ELECTRICAL CONTACTS.

RiskCONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: SWITCH PLUNGER COULD JAM, RENDERING BRAKE LIGHTS EITHER INOPERATIVE OR CONTINUOUSLY ILLIMINATED, REGARDLESS OF BRAKE PEDAL OPERATION.

FixREPLACE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WITH REVISED SWITCH WITH INCREASED ELECTRICAL LOAD CAPACITY.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
EA92017·VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM1992-06-02 → 1993-03-30

HEATER CORE FAILURE

Led to recall93V015000

EA90002·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1989-10-12 → 1990-10-30

MSTR CYL FAILS TO RELEASE

PE89142·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1989-07-14 → 1989-10-12

BRAKES DRAG & FAIL

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