Year · Make · Model

2008 BMW 7 Series

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.

Open recalls

NHTSA complaints

Defect investigations

Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall

Not rated

Frontal

Not rated

Side

Not rated

Rollover

Not rated

Consumer complaints

11 filed

Crashes

Fires

Injuries reported

Fatalities reported

What people complain about

AIR Bags
2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1
Exterior Lighting
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
Seats
1
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL Module
1
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT Classification
1
Tires
1

Recalls

1 campaign

10V446000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM2010-10-01

BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2010 5-SERIES, 6-SERIES, AND MODEL YEAR 2002-2008 7-SERIES VEHICLES. A CHECK VALVE OF THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP MAY LEAK A SMALL AMOUNT OF LUBRICATING OIL. OVER TIME THIS COULD RESULT IN CONTAMINATION OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER.

RiskPOWER ASSIST BRAKING PERFORMANCE COULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED. IN EXTREME CASES THERE COULD BE A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST BRAKING. AN UNEXPECTED REDUCTION OR LOSS IN POWER BRAKING ASSIST MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixBMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 24, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417.

NHTSA investigations

6 actions

EA12002·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH2012-04-10 → 2013-01-24

Vehicle Rollaway

Led to recall12V502000

EA12002·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2012-04-10 → 2013-01-24

Vehicle Rollaway

Led to recall12V502000

EA12002·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION2012-04-10 → 2013-01-24

Vehicle Rollaway

Led to recall12V502000

EA12002·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2012-04-10 → 2013-01-24

Vehicle Rollaway

Led to recall12V502000

PE11025·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2011-08-05 → 2012-04-23

Vehicle Rollaway

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