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NHTSA recall 97V140000

Suspension › Front › Springs › Coil springs

BMW 740I and 2 more

Reported Aug 22, 199729,000 vehicles affectedBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKEBuilt Sep 1, 1994 – Aug 30, 1996

The defect

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. road grit and gravel associated with winter road conditions can penetrate the rubber of the lower front spring mounts and accumulate in the mounts causing notches or pits to develop. these notches can develop cracks resulting in breakage of a bottom coil of the spring.

The risk

The vehicle's ride height could be affected causing noise while the vehicle IS driven. the vehicle's dynamic stability can be affected reducing the driver's ability to maintain control of the vehicle.

The remedy

Dealers will replace both front springs and lower spring mounts.

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Vehicles in this recall

BMW 740I
199519961997
BMW 740IL
199519961997
BMW 750IL
199519961997

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin by the end of october 1997.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact BMW at 1-800-831-1117.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.