1998 BMW 540I: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1998 BMW 540I. The campaign is 98V142000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Jun 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Driveline / Differential Unit. NHTSA has 25 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of campaign 98V142000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the entire differential assembly.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
1 campaign. 1,100 units in total.
98V142000Received . 1,100 units.
Power Train / Driveline / Differential Unit
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The differential pinion shaft within the differential case assembly was produced without the appropriate surface hardening. This can result in the shaft experiencing premature wear.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition will cause a noise from the differential and, ultimately, failure of the shaft and loss of drive.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the entire differential assembly.
Report filed by BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
25 complaints, 27 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 18 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 2 |
| Structure | 2 |
| Power Train | 1 |
| Steering | 1 |
| Parking Brake | 1 |
| Visibility | 1 |
| Suspension | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 27 Jan 2005
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1998 BMW 540IThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 BMW 540I: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/bmw/540i/1998/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 BMW 540I?
- 1,100 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the BMW 540I have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 23 recall campaigns for the BMW 540I, model years 1989 to 2024. 1 of them names the 1998 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1998 BMW 540I name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 18 of 27 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 BMW 540I open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.