1994 BMW E46 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1994 BMW E46. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 6, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“I was recently driving a 1994 bmw 740i with approximately 110,000 miles on it, it had been taken care of very well, and unexpectedly the transmission will "rest" in a neutral state when it is put into drive or reverse. This means it will go backwards when it is on an incline, making it very…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1994 bmw e46. The contact has not yet received a recall letter for his vehicle. He moved, which may be the reason why he has not received it in the mail. The contact felt that the vehicle should be repaired for free even though he has not received a recall letter. He stated…”
“I was trapped inside my bmw because of a faulty double-locking anti-theft system. It was quite traumatic. Bmw usa refuses to be of any help....or to replace the double locking system software because of the vehicle's age, despite the canadian and usa recall of similar software systems. The car was…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1994 BMW E46 as of July 6, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.