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1992 BMW 535 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 Sep 1, 1998
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.
1
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.
0
Reports on file since Jul 31, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 BMW 535. 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 1–2 of 2

Heating & air conditioning
Filed Sep 1, 1998

CONDENSATION FROM THE A/C UNIT LEAKED ONTO RADIO WIRING CAUSING THE RADIO TO SHORT.

NHTSA ID
539897
Incident
Aug 24, 1998
Brakes
Filed Jul 31, 1997
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, CAUSED THE SWITCH TO CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
814625
Incident
Jul 31, 1997

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

Data on this page last refreshed .