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CarsLore / Makes / BMW / 740

BMW 740

Model years 1991–2001 in the US safety record. No model year stands out in owner complaints. Fewest complaints: 1991, 1996, 2001.

38owner complaints
1recall campaigns
28service bulletins
8model years on record

Complaints by model year

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

’91’94’96’98’91’95’98

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

Year by year

Model yearComplaintsRecallsBulletinsCrashes · fires
20012050 · 1
19989011 · 0
19978031 · 0
19961060 · 0
19957041 · 1
19943040 · 1
1993 7407140 · 1
19911011 · 0

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

Most common problems

  • Engine and engine cooling9
  • Electrical system7
  • Air bags6
  • Unknown or other3
  • Power train3
  • Fuel system, gasoline3
  • Visibility2
  • Suspension2

NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years

Recalls

1 campaigns cover the 740.

94V022000 · Vehicle speed control3 Jan 1994 · 1993

THE THROTTLE CABLE'S TUBE (OUTER CASING) CONTAINS A BEND THAT LEADS TO INCREASED LOADING OF THE INNER CABLE, CAUSING IT TO BREAK.

NHTSA recalls