NHTSA recall 94V151000
Seat Belts · BMW of North America, LLC
Details
What's wrong: 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."
Why it matters: Consequence of non-compliance: in the event of an accident, the occupant will be subjected to an increased risk of injury.
The fix: 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…
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
All model years NHTSA lists
1993 Bmw 325, 1994 Bmw 325, 1995 Bmw M3.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 94V151000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.