1986 BMW 3 Series
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1986 BMW 3 Series. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Owner complaints
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Latest complaints
- Structure
Vehicle slid on an icy road into another vehicle, leaving the front of the vehicle mangled, luckily there were no injuries, consumer questions the safety of the vehicle when involved in an accident. *slc
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10249437The basic conditions for initializing the power windows are not met.
- 10025585Rear bulb failure. Model E92 (3 series coupe) vehicles produced up to january 21, 2008 are affected. The bulb out warning shows in the instrument cluster.
- 10025584N54 rattle noise from turbocharger area. Models E90, E92 and E93 (3 series) 335I and 335xi; E60 and E61 (5 series) 535I and 535xi, all with N54 engine from the start of production to january 17, 2008 production.
- 10025573N52 edk throttle jamming faults 2D09, 2CED and 2CEC. Model E90 and E91 (3 series) and E60 and E61 (5 series), all models up to 11/2005 with N52 engine.
- 10015410Check engine lamp illuminated and/or vehicle overheats. BMW E90 (3 series) all E90 (3 series) and E60 (5 series) models equipped with N52 engine.
- 601210Subject regarding the abs/asc warning lights illuminated during dynamometer test.
Every BMW 3 Series model year
Bars are owner complaints, dots mark years with recalls. Select a year to open its report.