1999 BMW 540 recalls & complaints

3 owner complaints on file. Recall list must be checked by VIN (see below).

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3complaints

Source: NHTSA, updated daily. Last checked 2026-10-18. Recalls apply to specific VINs — run your VIN to confirm.

Recalls: check by VIN

NHTSA files recalls for the BMW 540 under individual trim or body names rather than "540", so we can't match them automatically. Enter your 17-digit VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for the definitive list. The owner complaints below are matched correctly.

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Owner complaints filed with NHTSA

3complaints

0crashes

0fires

0injuries

0deaths

Most complained-about parts: Engine (2), Vehicle Speed Control (1).

Complaints are unverified reports from owners. A pattern (many complaints about the same part) matters more than any single one.

Read recent complaints (3)

01/12/2005 · Vehicle Speed Control
WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. *NM *JB

12/05/2004 · Engine
1. NO SYMPTOMS; 2. CRACKED RADIATOR NECK, THAT WAS FORTUNATLY CAUGHT JUST PRIOR TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE RADIATOR NECK BROKE IN MY HAND AS I WAS REMOVING IT. 3.REPLACED RADIATOR. *AK

11/29/2002 · Engine
ACCORDING TO REPAIR FACILITY (BMW DEALER), THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, POORLY DESIGNED/MANUFACTURED RADITOR, THAT BMW WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. THEY WILL NOT EVEN RE-DESIGNED AND OR MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO CURRECT RADIATOR DESIGN FOR THE 540 MODEL. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. DT

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