NHTSA vehicle safety data

1999 BMW 540 Recalls & Complaints

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 1999 BMW 540 right now, so this page doesn't state a recall count — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for current campaigns. 3 owner complaints are on file.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 1999 BMW 540.

1999 BMW 540 owner complaints

Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA about the 1999 BMW 540, describing incidents dated October 3, 2002 to January 3, 2005.

Most-cited components

Engine 2 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #10109478 · Filed January 12, 2005
WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. *NM *JB
ODI #10102169 · Filed December 5, 2004
1. NO SYMPTOMS; 2. CRACKED RADIATOR NECK, THAT WAS FORTUNATLY CAUGHT JUST PRIOR TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE RADIATOR NECK BROKE IN MY HAND AS I WAS REMOVING IT. 3.REPLACED RADIATOR. *AK
ODI #770241 · Filed November 29, 2002
ACCORDING TO REPAIR FACILITY (BMW DEALER), THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, POORLY DESIGNED/MANUFACTURED RADITOR, THAT BMW WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. THEY WILL NOT EVEN RE-DESIGNED AND OR MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO CURRECT RADIATOR DESIGN FOR THE 540 MODEL. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. DT

Read all 3 complaints

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 1999 BMW 540 right now — this is not a confirmed "no recalls". Check the VIN at NHTSA.gov/recalls for the official status.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 1999 BMW 540. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

3 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1999 BMW 540.

Vehicle Speed Control

ODI #10109478

Incident: January 3, 2005 · Filed: January 12, 2005

WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. *NM *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling

ODI #10102169

Incident: October 11, 2004 · Filed: December 5, 2004

1. NO SYMPTOMS; 2. CRACKED RADIATOR NECK, THAT WAS FORTUNATLY CAUGHT JUST PRIOR TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE RADIATOR NECK BROKE IN MY HAND AS I WAS REMOVING IT. 3.REPLACED RADIATOR. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling

ODI #770241

Incident: October 3, 2002 · Filed: November 29, 2002

ACCORDING TO REPAIR FACILITY (BMW DEALER), THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, POORLY DESIGNED/MANUFACTURED RADITOR, THAT BMW WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. THEY WILL NOT EVEN RE-DESIGNED AND OR MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO CURRECT RADIATOR DESIGN FOR THE 540 MODEL. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. DT

Other BMW 540 model years

Check your 1999 BMW 540 VIN

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