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CarsLore / Makes / BMW / 528iA

BMW 528iA

Model years 1997–2000 in the US safety record. No model year stands out in owner complaints.

10owner complaints
1recall campaigns
28service bulletins
3model years on record

Complaints by model year

Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.

’97’00’97

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026

Year by year

Model yearComplaintsRecallsBulletinsCrashes · fires
200050110 · 0
19982170 · 0
199730100 · 0

A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections

Most common problems

  • Seats3
  • Power train2
  • Air bags2
  • Wheels1
  • Visibility1
  • Vehicle speed control1
  • Engine and engine cooling1

NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years

Recalls

1 campaigns cover the 528iA.

98V143000 · Power train22 Jun 1998 · 1998

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SEALING MATERIAL OF THE SWITCH CAN DEVELOP LEAKS AND ALLOW WATER ENTRY.

NHTSA recalls