Ownership Cost for 1998 BMW 5 SERIES (540I SEDAN 4D)
Estimated: $56457 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$5688
$2730
$2389
$2161
$1934
$14902
Insurance
$1650
$1708
$1768
$1830
$1894
$8850
Fuel
$2000
$2060
$2132
$2217
$2317
$10726
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1834
$2460
$2291
$12260
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$2202
$2202
$2202
$2202
$2202
$3263
Total Ownership Costs
$15280
$10799
$9740
$10290
$10348
$56457
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Doors: 4
Make: BMW
Manufacturer: BMW AG
Manufacturer Id: 966
Model: 540i
Model Year: 1998
Plant City: Dingolfing
Plant Country: Germany
Plant State: Bavaria
Seat Belts All: Manual
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 5 SERIES. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND FELT SOMETHING BURNING HER LEG. SHE SUSTAINED BURNS TO HER THIGH AND BUTTOCKS AREA DUE TO THE SEAT WARMER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V384000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL) FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO EXPECT A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG; HOWEVER, WITHOUT A RECALL, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS BASED ON HER VIN, BUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V575000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER) WAS REFERENCED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 54,000.