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2004 BMW 7 SERIES Seats Recall


NHTSA Recall #	55822
NHTSA Compaign #	04V379000
MFG Compaign #
Manufacturer	BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Supplier	BMW
Brand	BMW
Model	7 SERIES
Model Year	2004
Component	SEATS
Date of notification	13/10/04
Begin date of manufacuring	01/03/04
End date of manufacturing	02/06/04
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	09/08/04
Report created	11/08/04
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	3940
Defect summary	On certain passenger vehicles, the software programming of the driver's seat occupant detection system (ods) may not be able to reliably determine if the driver's seat is occupied.
Consequence summary	In certain crash conditions, the driver's front air bag, head protection system, safety belt pretensioner, and knee air bag may not deploy, increasing the risk of injury to a seat occupant.
Corrective action	Dealers will reprogram the software for the driver's seat occupant detection system. The recall began october 13, 2004. Owners should contact bmw at 1-800-831-1117.
Recall notes	Customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 BMW 7 SERIES Seats Recall

2004 BMW 7 SERIES Seats Recall

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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