NHTSA recall campaign

88V135000

Seats

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2Affected configurations shown8,187Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentSeats
Report receivedNov 8, 1988
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THERE MAY BE LOOSENESS OF, OR NOISE IN, THE SEATBACK;ALSO, DURING A SEVERE REAR IMPACT, SEATBACK MIGHT NOT SUPPORT THE OCCUPANT.

What fixes it

Official remedy

MANUALLY SEAT THE SEATBACK ON THE BASE.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 88V135000

1988 BMW 750Open vehicle record →1988 BMW 735Open vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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