Vehicle profile
1999 BMW 7 Series 740i
Sedan · Midsize Cars
Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 282 hp
- Cylinders
- 8-cyl
- Displacement
- 4.4L
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Transmission
- Automatic 5-spd
- Drive
- RWD
- Body class
- Midsize Cars
Federal recall campaigns
1 federal recall campaign.
How this compares
- vs 1999 Midsize Cars
- 0.24× the 4.17 campaigns averaged across that group (fewer than typical)
- Most-affected system
- STEERING — 1 of 1 (100%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 1999 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
10E021000
STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTIONFCP GROTON IS RECALLING CERTAIN STEERING CENTER DRAG LINKS, P/N 32 21 1 096 057, SOLD FROM DECEMBER 1, 2009 THROUGH APRIL 9, 2010 AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR MODEL YEAR 1995 THROUGH 2001 BMW 740I, 740IL, AND 750IL PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SHAFT OF THE STEERING CENTER TIE ROD MAY SHEAR OFF.
Consequence: THIS CONDITION WOULD RESULT, WITHOUT WARNING, IN IMMEDIATE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Remedy: FCP GROTON WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE TIE ROD WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT JUNE 1, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FCP GROTON TOLL-FREE AT 1-877-634-0063.
2010-05-27
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"year": 1999,
"make": "BMW",
"model": "7 Series",
"trim": "740i",
"submodel": "Sedan",
"horsepower": 282,
"cylinders": 8,
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"drive_type": "RWD",
"fuel_type": "Gasoline",
"body_class": "Midsize Cars",
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"recall_count": 1
}Compare
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