BMW 740iL
Registered from 1996 to 2001.

About this model
The BMW 7 Series is a full-size luxury sedan manufactured and marketed by the German automaker BMW since 1977. It is the successor to the BMW E3 "New Six" sedan and is now in its seventh generation.
From the Wikipedia article BMW 7 Series, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 1945 kg · 3070 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2000 | 1945 kg · 3070 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1999 | 1945 kg · 3070 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1998 | 1945 kg · 3070 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1997 | 1945 kg · 3070 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1996 | 1945 kg · 3070 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
BMW filed 8 bulletins about the 2001 740iL.
- Equipment: 2
- Electrical system: 1
- Engine and engine cooling: 1
- Exterior lighting: 1
- Fuel system, gasoline: 1
- Steering: 1
- Visibility: 1
- The basic conditions for initializing the power windows are not met. · February 2024
- Engine will crank but not start. There is no communication with the integrated fuel module (TFE) whendiagnosing with ISTA. The following two fault codes will be stored in the DME: 032B43 - Low fuel… · January 2024
- Customers may state that the alarm system (DWA) is not active after locking their unoccupied vehicle. Depending on the vehicleâÂÂs equipment and settings, no acoustic or optical confirmation… · December 2023
- Radio / Navigation / Head Unit Identification Guide · January 2019
- SERVICE ACTION: PROGRAM DME: The incorrect dataset could be programmed into DME 5.2.1 control module. · April 2018
- Bmw: procedure for determining and replacing incandescent and halogen light bulbs under warranty. *rm · April 2011
- Bmw: a new technical process has been created for bmw to identify causes of steering complaints with a wide range of models. *rm · April 2011
- Bmw vehicles: fuel level sensor repairs. where it is necessary to replace the right or the left side fuel level sensor due to a failure, the entire pump and housing or delivery unit (suction jet… · July 2010
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.