| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004288602 | Incident Date: Jul, 16 2004 |
| Consumer's City: LOVETTSVILLE | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: BMW of North America, LLC |
| Model Name: 525I | Model Year: 1991 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:recliner |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WBAHD6315MB | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 16 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While sitting in my 1991 bmw 525i the seat suddenly fell backward,and sideways. after removing the seat, and almost completely dissassembling it so i could try to realign the thing long enogh to make it home,i was able to through brute force put it back in place. later after several subsequent failures i was able to pinpoint the problem.the cables that go between the electric drive motors and the seat adjustment gearboxes were sheathed in a failure-prone plastic! the plastic through time wears and stretches untill the drive cable slips out of gearbox allowing catastrophic failure. i just checked to see if this item had been recalled with no luck. *ak |
