The defect
IN A FMVSS NO. 208 30 MILES-PER-HOUR COMPLIANCE TEST, AN UNBELTED TEST DRIVER DUMMY'S CHEST MAXIMUM RESULTANT ACCELERATION WAS 70.8 G'S, WHICH EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE VALUE OF 60 G'S. ALSO, THE UNBELTED PASSENGER DUMMY'S LEFT FEMUR MAXIMUM LOAD WAS 2361 LBS, WHICH EXCEEDS MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE VALUE OF 2250 LBS. THE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."
The risk
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, THE OCCUPANT WILL BE SUBJECTED TO AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY.
The remedy
ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MODELS ONLY, THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SUPPORT CROSSMEMBER WITH A CROSSMEMBER USED ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODEL. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION REAR BUSHING SUPPORTS WILL BE REPLACED WITH BUSHING HAVING DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS. THE STEERING COLUMN FRONT SUPPORT BEARING AT THE FIREWALL WILL BE REPLACED WITH A MODIFIED PART USING A TEFLON INNER SURFACE AND TEFLON SPRAY WILL BE APPLIED TO THE COLUMN HOUSING IN THE AREA OF THE BEARING. A BRACE WILL BE ADDED BETWEEN THE KNEE BOLSTER SUPPORT AND THE STEERING COLUMN.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| BMW 325 | 1993, 1994 |
| BMW M3 | 1995 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
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 325 | 1993 | 8 | 3 |
| BMW 325 | 1994 | 25 | 1 |
| BMW M3 | 1995 | 12 | 4 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1994
9 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the seat belts; BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed 145 campaigns in all.
| 94V248000 23 Dec 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V207000 26 Oct 1994 | TIARA MOTOR COACH DIVISION |
| 94V100000 24 May 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V096000 20 May 1994 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 94V059000 4 Apr 1994 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 94V023000 8 Feb 1994 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 94V015000 21 Jan 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V027000 4 Jan 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994