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2009 BMW 7-Series: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2009 BMW 7-Series. The newest campaign is 11V521000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Oct 2011. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Other Fuel Types / Turbo/Supercharger. NHTSA has 9 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 11V521000, in the NHTSA record

Bmw will notify owners, and dealers will replace the auxiliary water pump free of charge. The safety recall began on december 19, 2011. Owners may contact BMW customer relations and services at 1-800-525-7417.

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

2 campaigns, newest first. 33,124 units in total.

  1. 11V521000Received . 32,084 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Other Fuel Types / Turbo/Supercharger

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Bmw is recalling certain model year 2011 5-series, model year 2010-2011 5-series gran turismo, model year 2009-2011 7-series, model year 2010-2011 x5 sav, and model year 2008-2011 x6 sav vehicles equipped with 8- or 12-cylinder, turbocharged, engines because the circuit board for the electric auxiliary water pump can overheat.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could lead to a smoldering of the pump or an engine compartment or vehicle fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Bmw will notify owners, and dealers will replace the auxiliary water pump free of charge. The safety recall began on december 19, 2011. Owners may contact BMW customer relations and services at 1-800-525-7417.

    Report filed by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 10V047000Received . 1,040 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 7-SERIES AND MODEL YEAR 2010 550i GRAND TURISMO VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110 "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLE'S ARE EQUIPPED WITH A TIRE PRESSURE LABEL INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE'S SEATING CAPACITY IS FIVE (5) PASSENGERS. THE ACTUAL SEATING CAPACITY IS FOUR (4) PASSENGERS. THE TIRE SIZE, TIRE PRESSURE, AND VEHICLE CAPACITY WEIGHT ON THE LABEL ARE CORRECT.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The tire label does not conform to FMVSS 110.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Bmw will notify owners and authorized BMW dealers will replace the tire label free of charge. The safety recall began on april 16, 2010. Owners may contact BMW at 1-800-831-1117.

    Report filed by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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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

9 complaints, 17 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.

2009 BMW 7-Series: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Engine3
Power Train3
Structure2
Electrical System2
Fuel/Propulsion System2
Exterior Lighting1
Service Brakes1
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)1
Vehicle Speed Control1
Unknown or Other1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
3
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
3 May 2018

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.

Complaints about the 2009 BMW 7-Series, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2016, with 3 complaints.

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.

  1. 19950
  2. 19960
  3. 19970
  4. 19990
  5. 20000
  6. 20010
  7. 20021
  8. 20032
  9. 20044
  10. 20051
  11. 20062
  12. 20071
  13. 20081
  14. 20092
  15. 20102
  16. 20111
  17. 20121

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2009 BMW 7-Series: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/bmw/7-series/2009/. 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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2009 BMW 7-Series?
33,124 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the BMW 7-Series have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the BMW 7-Series, model years 1995 to 2012. 2 of them name the 2009 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2009 BMW 7-Series name most often?
Engine: 3 of 17 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2009 BMW 7-Series open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.