The defect
THE REMOTE ACTIVATION DEVICE CAN CLOSE WINDOWS AND SUNROOF FROM A DISTANCE GREATER THAN THE MAXIMUM (6 METERS) PERMITTED BY FMVSS NO.118, "POWER OPERATED WINDOW SYSTEMS."
The risk
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THIS COULD ALLOW WINDOWS OR SUNROOFS TO BE CLOSED ON AN ARM OR NECK OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHEN THE REMOTE DEVICE OPERATOR IS NOT WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY.
The remedy
REPLACE THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR WHICH HAS THE ACTIVATION RECEIVER WITH ONE WHOSE RECEIVER WILL CONTROL THE DOOR LOCKING AND THEFT ALARM, BUT WILL NOT PERMIT REMOTE OPERATION OF THE WINDOWS AND SUNROOF.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| BMW 540i | 1994 |
| BMW 840Ci | 1994 |
| BMW 850Ci | 1994 |
| BMW 850Csi | 1994 |
Components: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
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 540i | 1994 | 8 | 4 |
| BMW 840Ci | 1994 | 1 | 2 |
| BMW 850Ci | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
| BMW 850Csi | 1994 | 0 | 2 |
Other visibility recalls in 1994
8 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the visibility; BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed 145 campaigns in all.
| 94V212000 26 Oct 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V103001 4 Oct 1994 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 94V142000 1 Aug 1994 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 94V103000 6 Jun 1994 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| 94V088000 6 May 1994 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 94V010000 14 Jan 1994 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 94V006000 11 Jan 1994 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994