2012 BMW 740Li: raw data

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vehicle2012 / bmw / 740li
known issuesnone published
complaints7 on file (2013-08-30 → 2022-01-10)
recalls1
investigations0
fars7 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

none published for this vehicle

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
72013-08-302022-01-1001POWER TRAIN:3; ENGINE:2; FIRERELATED:1; SUSPENSION:1; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):1

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
17V06700002/02/2017POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTBMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2011-2012 135i Coupe, 1 Series M Coupe and 135i Convertible vehicles, 2011 Z4 sDrive 35i, 335i, 335d, 335i Coupe, 335is Coupe, 335i Convertible, 335is Convertible, 535i, 535i xDrive, 535i Gran Turismo and 550i xDrive Gran Turismo vehicles and 2012 740i and 740Li vehicles. The rear driveshaft constant velocity (CV) joint on the affected vehicles may fatigue and break.If the CV joint breaks, the vehicle may have a loss of propulsion, increasing the risk of a crash.BMW will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear driveshaft CV joint and, based on its production date, will replace it, free of charge. The recall began April 21, 2017. Owners may contact BMW customer service at 1-800-525-7417.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-20247legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2012 BMW 740Li vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2012/bmw/740li
@misc{wrenchpro_2012_bmw_740li_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2012 BMW 740Li},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2012/bmw/740li}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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