BMW 750i

Crash test

Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.

Specification

Recalls

Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.

74% of 2020 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.

• 17V379000

  Vehicles with the incorrect left rear lamp assemblies may be less conspicuous to other drivers, possibly increasing the risk of a crash.

  BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace any incorrect left rear taillight assemblies, free of charge. The recall began August 11, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

• 18V248000

  If the circuit board were to overheat, it can increase the risk of a fire.

  BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electric auxiliary water pump, free of charge. Depending on the model, there are currently limited parts available, however not all parts are available at this time. Owners will be notified of the recall beginning June 11, 2018, and will receive a second notification when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at BMW 1-800-525-7417, MINI at 1-866-825-1525, or Rolls-Royce at 1-877-877-3735. Note: BMW recommends that owners park their vehicle outdoors until the recall remedy has been performed.

• 19V513000

  A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

  BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the high pressure fuel pumps, free of charge. The recall began August 27, 2019. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Regulator investigations

Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.

• Vehicle Rollaway

  Engineering analysis, opened April 2012, closed January 2013.

• Vehicle Rollaway

  Preliminary evaluation, opened August 2011, closed April 2012.

• Bmw airbag light illumination

  Engineering analysis, opened January 2008, closed December 2008.

• Bmw airbag light illumination

  Preliminary evaluation, opened September 2007, closed January 2008.

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 22 bulletins about the 2020 750i.

• Electrical system: 3
• Engine: 3
• Equipment: 3
• Engine and engine cooling: 2
• Exterior lighting: 2
• Steering: 2
• Structure: 2
• Visibility: 2
• Fuel system, gasoline: 1
• Fuel/propulsion system: 1
• Other: 1

• The front and rear air suspension strut assemblies limited warranty for defects in materials or workmanship has been extended to 8 years /80,000 miles as determined from the original in-service date. · March 2026
• the Fuel Injector Condition-Specific Repair Coverage Program applies to qualifying repairs for the required replacement of one or more the fuel injectors which were determined to have failed due to a… · December 2024
• the NVLD modules limited warranty for defects in materials and/or workmanship has been extended to 15 years / 150,000 miles as determined from the vehicles original in-service / first delivery date. · December 2024
• For this vehicle, the engine coolant thermostat limited warranty for defects in materials or workmanship has been extended to 15 years/150,000 miles, as determined from the original in-service date. · November 2024
• A groaning noise is present from the area between the front and rear sunroof glass panels, only with thesunroof completely closed. Venting the front sunroof glass causes the noise to stop. · September 2024
• One or more of the LED daytime running lights are dim or discolored. · April 2024
• The basic conditions for initializing the power windows are not met. · February 2024
• The Central Information Display goes black intermittently due to resets of the Head Unit (HU-H3). FaultB7F8F9 – “HU-H: Reset” will… · February 2024

14 more.

Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.