2004 BMW 7 Series defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2004 BMW 7 Series. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Vehicle Rollaway
  Engineering Analysis EA12002 · opened Apr 10, 2012 · closed Jan 24, 2013 · led to recall 12V502000

  In a letter dated October 16, 2012, BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR), NHTSA Recall No. 12V-502 to NHTSA identifying a safety defect involving the possibility of unattended vehicle rollaway in MY 2005 through 2008 BMW 7-Series (approximately 45,000) vehicles equipped with the C…

• Vehicle Rollaway
  Preliminary Evaluation PE11025 · opened Aug 5, 2011 · closed Apr 23, 2012

  In response to the Office of Defects Investigation's (ODI) Information Request (IR) for PE11-025, BMW provided ODI with 1 complaint and 46 field reports relating to either incidents of unattended vehicle rollaway or vehicle movement after the driver expected the vehicle gearshift to automatically shift to park. ODI's a…

• BMW AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATION
  Engineering Analysis EA08001 · opened Jan 4, 2008 · closed Dec 31, 2008 · led to recall 08V384000

  Bmw is conducting a safety recall campaign on approximately 200,000 my04 through my06 subject vehicles built through 11/30/05 to correct the front passenger seat air bag occupant detection mat. The specific vehicles included in the recall aremy04- 06/ 5-series with standard and sport seats, my04-06/ x3-series and my06/…