325: SEATS

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NHTSA Campaign Number:	92V055000
Vehicle/Equipment Make:	BMW
Vehicle/Equipment Model:	325
Model Year:	1992
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Manufacturer Component Description:	SEATS
Manufacturers Involved in Recall:	BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Manufacturered:	19910301 - 19920401
Type of Report:	V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire)
Potential Number of Units Affected:	22416
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:	19921230
Recall Initiated By:	19921230
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Report Received Date:	19920414
Record Creation Date:	19920423
Regulation Part Number:	571
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:	208
Defect Summary:	THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 208. THE DRIVER'S CHEST RESULTANT ACCELERATION EXCEEDED THE ALLOWABLE 60 G'S IN A CRASH TEST WHEN THE SEAT HEIGHT CHANGES ADJUSTMENT UNDER SEVERE FRONTAL IMPACT.
Consequence Summary:	THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE FACES INCREASED RISK OF INJURYIN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.
Corrective Summary:	INSTALL A DAMPER ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT CUSHION, BETWEEN THE CUSHION FRAME AND THE SEAT TRACK. IN A SEVERE FRONTAL IMPACT THE DAMPER WILL HYDRAULICALLY LOCK, PREVENTING A CHANGE IN SEAT HEIGHT.

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