| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003236640 | Incident Date: Jul, 01 2003 |
| Consumer's City: SIMI VALLEY | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 540I | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:wheel bearing |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBADE5322WB | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 25 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 26 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driver-side front wheel bearing makes noise when wheel spins freely. this was reported several times to dealer in past. dealer replaced passenger-side front bearing ! driver-side beraing still noisy. waiting for complete failure to prove dealer wrong. front wheel bearings are marginally designed for bmw 540i, this is well documented on various web sites of bmw owners. bearings last 75,000 miles! |
