NHTSA Recall 88V135000

NHTSA Campaign Id 88V135000; Date: Aug. 11, 1988

There may be looseness of, or noise in, the seatback;also, during a severe rear impact, seatback might not support the occupant.

Recalled Vehicles:

1988 BMW 735;  1988 BMW 750

Component: Seats

Manufactured by: Bayerische Motoren Werke

Affected Units:: 8,187

Recall Summary:

The driver and/or passenger seatbacks may not have been fully attached to the seat base reclining arms (attaching brackets).

How to Fix:

Manually seat the seatback on the base.

Recall Notes:

System: seatback. Vehicle description: passenger cars.

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Oct 4, 1988

Also see:

All recalls of BMW vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.