Vehicle profile

1992 BMW 7 Series 735i

Sedan · Midsize Cars

3 federal recalls illustration
Illustration of a 1992 BMW 7 Series 735i

Specifications

What's under the hood.

Horsepower
208 hp
Cylinders
6-cyl
Displacement
3.4L
Fuel
Gasoline
Transmission
Automatic 4-spd
Drive
RWD
Body class
Midsize Cars
Doors
4

Federal recall campaigns

3 federal recall campaigns.

1992 BMW 7 Series

How this compares

vs 1992 Midsize Cars
1.6× the 1.87 campaigns averaged across that group (more than typical)
Most-affected system
AIR BAGS — 1 of 3 (33.3%)

Derived from the federal campaign record across 1992 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.

  • 98V178000

    ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE OF A COOLANT SYSTEM COMPONENT, SUCH AS A THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, OR FAN BELT, CAN RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED COOLANT TEMPERATURE AND SYSTEM PRESSURE. IF THE INDICATIONS OF A CRITICAL OVERHEATING CONDITION IS NOT NOTICED BY THE DRIVER, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT DAMAGE TO, OR FAILURE OF, A COOLANT SYSTEM COMPONENT COULD OCCUR.

    Consequence: IF A CRACK WERE TO FORM OR A SEAM WERE TO SEPARATE IN THE HEATER CORE END PIECE, HOT COOLANT COULD SUDDENLY BE EXPELLED, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY TO A VEHICLE OCCUPANT.

    Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW DESIGN RADIATOR CAP TO CONTROL PRESSURE AND PROVIDE GREATER COOLANT OVERFLOW IN THE EVENT OF OVERHEATING.

    1998-08-04

  • 96V110000

    AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

    THE AIR BAG CONTACT RING LOCKING TAB LOCATED IN THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAN BREAK WITHOUT WARNING.

    Consequence: IF THIS HAPPENS, THE CONTACT RING WIRING COULD EVENTUALLY BREAK. THE AIR BAG READINESS INDICATOR LAMP (SRS OR AIRBAG) IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL ILLUMINATE, AND THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL IMPACT VEHICLE COLLISION.

    Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOCKING TAB WITH ONE OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN.

    1996-07-01

  • 96V111000

    EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

    THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH CAN FAIL ALLOWING THE SWITCH TO REMAIN IN THE "BRAKE LIGHTS OFF" POSITION OR IN THE "BRAKE LIGHTS ON" POSITION.

    Consequence: IF THIS HAPPENS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS EITHER WILL NOT OPERATE OR WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY ON, REGARDLESS OF BRAKE PEDAL POSITION. FOLLOWING DRIVERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS STOPPING, INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

    Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED SWITCH.

    1996-07-01

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{
  "id": "dl4c4h6yvplb15t",
  "year": 1992,
  "make": "BMW",
  "model": "7 Series",
  "trim": "735i",
  "submodel": "Sedan",
  "horsepower": 208,
  "cylinders": 6,
  "displacement_l": 3.4,
  "transmission": "Automatic 4-spd",
  "drive_type": "RWD",
  "fuel_type": "Gasoline",
  "body_class": "Midsize Cars",
  "image_url": "https://f005.backblazeb2.com/file/vehicle/vehicle-images/1992-bmw-7-series-1754845858362-1d68d1e0.jpeg",
  "image_type": "illustration",
  "recall_count": 3
}
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