The defect
ACCELERATOR PEDALS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR PAN DURING ASSEMBLY.
The risk
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, PEDAL MAY BECOME STUCK AND NOTFULLY RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION WHEN THE DRIVER REMOVES HIS FOOT FROM THEPEDAL CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
COMPLETELY SEAT LUGS IN THE RECESSES OF THE FLOOR PAN TO ASSURE PROPER ATTACHMENT OF THE GAS PEDAL.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| BMW 750 | 1988, 1989 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMW 750 | 1988 | 2 | 3 |
| BMW 750 | 1989 | 5 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1989
21 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the vehicle speed control; BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed 145 campaigns in all.
| 89V233000 22 Dec 1989 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 89V234000 22 Dec 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V211000 4 Dec 1989 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 89V201000 19 Nov 1989 | LAG MOTORCOACH USA |
| 89V182000 30 Oct 1989 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. |
| 89V159000 25 Sept 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V136000 10 Aug 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V135000 10 Aug 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989