BMW 7 Series Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns covering at least one BMW 7 Series model year (2002–2012). Each campaign below shows the model years it covers, the official NHTSA text and the share of vehicles repaired so far.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Which model years each campaign covers

BMW 7 Series recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 2002–2012
Campaign	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
12V161000 Engine	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered
11V521000 Engine	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered
10V446000 Brake	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
10V047000 Equipment	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered
06V277000 Suspension	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
04V575000 Seat	not covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
04V379000 Seat	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
04V344000 Power train	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

● = the campaign lists this model year. Source: NHTSA recalls file, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

All 8 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 2012 BMW 7 Series. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 12V161000 Filed Apr 10, 2012

ELECTRIC AUXILIARY WATER PUMP

Engine and engine cooling · engine · other fuel types · turbo/supercharger

Repair progress not yet reported2,846 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 12V161000

Listed for 2009, 2010, 2011 BMW 7 Series. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 11V521000 Filed Oct 20, 2011

ELECTRIC AUXILIARY WATER PUMP

Engine and engine cooling · engine · other fuel types · turbo/supercharger

Repair progress not yet reported32,084 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 11V521000

Listed for 2002–2008 BMW 7 Series. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 10V446000 Filed Oct 1, 2010

BRAKE VACUUM PUMP

Service brakes, hydraulic · power assist · vacuum

Repair progress not yet reported198,352 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 10V446000

Listed for 2009, 2010 BMW 7 Series. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 10V047000 Filed Feb 18, 2010

TIRE PRESSURE LABEL

Equipment · other · labels

Repair progress not yet reported1,040 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 10V047000

Listed for 2006 BMW 7 Series. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 06V277000 Filed Jul 26, 2006

REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS

Suspension · rear · shock absorber

Repair progress not yet reported11,640 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 06V277000

Listed for 2003, 2004 BMW 7 Series. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 04V575000 Filed Dec 6, 2004

BMW/SEAT HEATING SYSTEM

Seats · front assembly · seat heater/cooler

Repair progress not yet reported17,905 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 04V575000

Listed for 2004 BMW 7 Series. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 04V379000 Filed Aug 9, 2004

BMW/DRIVER'S SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM

Seats

Repair progress not yet reported3,940 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 04V379000

Listed for 2004 BMW 7 Series. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 04V344000 Filed Jul 14, 2004

BMW/ENGINE CONTROL MODULE/ENGINE STALLING

Power train · automatic transmission · control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

Repair progress not yet reported4,102 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 04V344000

Where to next

BMW 7 Series problems by yearModel overview →Which 7 Series years drew the fewest complaints?Best & worst years →Have a VIN? Decode itVIN decoder →

How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Data sources

NHTSA recalls by vehicle
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
US DOT recall completion rates (data.transportation.gov)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA ODI owner complaints
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EPA fuel economy data (licence confirmation pending)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EIA weekly retail gasoline prices
Weekly, all taxes included

Processing

Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.

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