Hood Latch Problems of BMW 740

BMW 740 owners have reported 2 problems related to hood latch (under the latches/locks/linkage category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Hood Latch problem of the 1996 BMW 740

Failure Date: 11/10/2000

Hood came crashing up against windshield while driving on freeeway. This could have caused a crash dealer found that the safety hold down pin on the left side hood lock was missing, dealer replaced the hood lock assembly.

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2 Hood Latch problem of the 1996 BMW 740

Failure Date: 11/10/2000

Hood came smashing into windshield frame, blocking visibility of highway.


Other Common Latches/locks/linkage related problems of BMW 740

Problem Category Number of Problems
Hood Latch problems
2


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