Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1988 BMW 735

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.

2
Open recalls
8
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
3
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

8 filed
3
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    2
  • Vehicle Speed CONTROL:LINKAGES
    1
  • Tires
    1
  • Vehicle Speed CONTROL:ACCELERATOR Pedal
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:COOLING System
    1
  • Electrical System
    1
  • Steering
    1
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
90V016000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1990-01-30

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.

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

FixREPLACE 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.

88V135000·SEATS1988-08-11

THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER SEATBACKS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FULLY ATTACHED TO THE SEAT BASE RECLINING ARMS (ATTACHING BRACKETS).

RiskTHERE MAY BE LOOSENESS OF, OR NOISE IN, THE SEATBACK;ALSO, DURING A SEVERE REAR IMPACT, SEATBACK MIGHT NOT SUPPORT THE OCCUPANT.

FixMANUALLY SEAT THE SEATBACK ON THE BASE.

NHTSA investigations

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

HEATER CORE FAILURE

Led to recall93V015000

PE91151·STEERING1991-12-06 → 1992-04-30

STEERING LOCK-UPS

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