| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
88V135000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
BMW |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
735 |
| Model Year: |
1988 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SEATS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| Manufacturered: |
19870901 - 19880101 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
8187 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19881004 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19881004 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| Report Received Date: |
19880811 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19880817 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER SEATBACKS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN FULLY ATTACHED TO THE SEAT BASE RECLINING ARMS (ATTACHING BRACKETS). |
| Consequence Summary: |
THERE MAY BE LOOSENESS OF, OR NOISE IN, THE SEATBACK;ALSO, DURING A SEVERE REAR IMPACT, SEATBACK MIGHT NOT SUPPORT THE OCCUPANT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
MANUALLY SEAT THE SEATBACK ON THE BASE. |