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Year · Make · Model

2012 BMW 740I

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
4
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
287
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

4 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    1
  • Seats
    1
  • VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
    1
  • Electrical System
    1
  • Engine
    1
  • Seat Belts
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
17V067000·POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT2017-02-02

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2011-2012 135i Coupe, 1 Series M Coupe and 135i Convertible vehicles, 2011 Z4 sDrive 35i, 335i, 335d, 335i Coupe, 335is Coupe, 335i Convertible, 335is Convertible, 535i, 535i xDrive, 535i Gran Turismo and 550i xDrive Gran Turismo vehicles and 2012 740i and 740Li vehicles. The rear driveshaft constant velocity (CV) joint on the affected vehicles may fatigue and break.

RiskIf the CV joint breaks, the vehicle may have a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixBMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear driveshaft CV joint and, based on its production date, will replace it, free of charge. The recall began April 21, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

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