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1998 BMW 528 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 18, 2014
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Feb 1, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 BMW 528. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–7 of 7

Airbags
Filed Nov 18, 2014

RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10659091
Incident
Nov 18, 2014
Mileage
126,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Feb 27, 2004

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED OUT OF THE ROAD, OPENED THE HOOD, AND FOUND MANY WIRES WERE MELTED DUE TO ENGINE REACHING HIGH TEMPERATURES. *AK

NHTSA ID
10060936
Incident
Feb 27, 2004
Airbags
Filed Aug 27, 2001
1 injury reported

WHILE SWITCHING ON VEHICLE SIDE AIR BAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON; VEHICLE AT DEALER SHOP.*AK

NHTSA ID
895209
Incident
Aug 27, 2001
Electrical
Filed Sep 8, 1999

BATTERY FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
609511
Incident
Dec 1, 1998
Suspension
Filed Feb 1, 1999

WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. *YC

NHTSA ID
608100
Incident
Jan 1, 1998
Interior & seatsSteering
Filed Feb 1, 1999

STEERING WHEEL FAILED. *YC

NHTSA ID
607752
Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 1, 1999

LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY. YH

NHTSA ID
606533

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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