https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540it New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the BMW 540it. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:35:38 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540it https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540it#complaint-500743 Sun, 10 Oct 2004 00:00:00 GMT BOTH REAR SEAT BELTS HAVE FAILED. THE MECHANISMS HAS NOT ALLOWED THEM TO MOVE IN OR OUT, EFFECTIVELY MAKING THEM USELESS. THE FIRST WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NO PARTS WERE IN STOCK AND WE DID NOT LEAVE THE CAR. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, THE OTHER SIDE BROKE. WE HAD NOT BEEN USING THE CAR AND FINALLY TOOK IT IN AND HAD TO LEAVE IT FOR TWO WEEKS TO GET PARTS AND HAVE THE SEAT BELTS REPLACED AT A COST > https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540it https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540it#complaint-460657 Mon, 15 Mar 2004 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED FROM IN THE REAR. CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT REAR DRIVELINE FAILED. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540it https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-540it#recall-00V048000-bmw-bmw-540it-2000 Thu, 17 Feb 2000 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BRAKE LAMPS IN THESE VEHICLES ARE CONTROLLED BY A SWITCH ACTIVATED BY THE MOVEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS SWITCH COULD FAIL INTERNALLY, CAUSING IT TO REMAIN EITHER IN THE "BRAKE LAMPS OFF" POSITION OR IN THE "BRAKE LAMPS ON" POSITION.