| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 18591 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: BMW |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007837000072462000000257 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: 850I | Model Year: 1991 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V110000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Manufacturer That Filed Report: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1990 | End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1992 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 75000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 30 1996 | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : BMW of North America, LLC | Report Received Date: Jul, 01 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 08 1996 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : The air bag contact ring locking tab located in the steering wheel assembly can break without warning. | Consequence Summary: If this happens, the contact ring wiring could eventually break. the air bag readiness indicator lamp (srs or airbag) in the instrument cluster will illuminate, and the air bag would not deploy in the event of a frontal impact vehicle collision. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the locking tab with one of a different design. | Recall Notes: System: interior; passive restraint; air bag; driver. vehicle description: passenger vehicles. owner notification: owner notification is expected to begin august 5, 1996. note: 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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