| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Record Id: 14192 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: BMW |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008328000073972000000025 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: 740IL | Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V140000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | Manufacturer That Filed Report: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 1994 | End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 30 1996 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 29000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 30 1997 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : BMW of North America, LLC | Report Received Date: Aug, 22 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 29 1997 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. road grit and gravel associated with winter road conditions can penetrate the rubber of the lower front spring mounts and accumulate in the mounts causing notches or pits to develop. these notches can develop cracks resulting in breakage of a bottom coil of the spring. | Consequence Summary: The vehicle's ride height could be affected causing noise while the vehicle is driven. the vehicle's dynamic stability can be affected reducing the driver's ability to maintain control of the vehicle. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace both front springs and lower spring mounts. | Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin by the end of october 1997.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact bmw at 1-800-831-1117.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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