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1989 BMW BMW Motorcycle

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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1Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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What owners reported most

Exterior Lighting
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 1 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Exterior Lighting. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

1 reports
Mileage unknown · Dec 18, 1999
Exterior Lighting

FAILURE OF THE "MUSTARD COLORED RELAY" CAUSES TAIL LIGHTS TO INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. FAILURE OF THE LKM INTERMITTENTLY CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN OFF. MANY BMW E32(735,740,745,750 MODELS) OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING, WE HAVE A WEB PAGE WHERE 7 SERIES OWNERS DISCUSS PROBLEMS AND FIXES TO THEIR CARS ON A DAILY BASI…

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FAILURE OF THE "MUSTARD COLORED RELAY" CAUSES TAIL LIGHTS TO INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. FAILURE OF THE LKM INTERMITTENTLY CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN OFF. MANY BMW E32(735,740,745,750 MODELS) OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING, WE HAVE A WEB PAGE WHERE 7 SERIES OWNERS DISCUSS PROBLEMS AND FIXES TO THEIR CARS ON A DAILY BASIS, THERE IS A SEARCH FEATURE ON THE WEB PAGE AND YOU CAN SEE THE VARIOUS TIMES AND COMMETNS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM HTTP://WWW.BRESZLAND.COM/BMW-7ER/, IT REALLY CAN BE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZZARD AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AT THE GOVERNMENTAL LEVEL BEFORE FATALITIES DO HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF THESE PROBLEMS. RIGHT NOW, EACH OWNER IS PAYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THAT IS RATHER UNFAIR.

NHTSA ODI #716195

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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