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NHTSA Campaign 77V066000

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

Issued by BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE · Reported May 6, 1977 · 10,613 vehicles affected

What's wrong

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 118, "POWER-OPERATED WINDOW SYSTEMS". THE POWER-OPERATED WINDOW SYSTEM WAS EQUIPPED IN ERROR WITH A RELAY WHICH MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO OPERATE THE WINDOWS WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS SWITCHED OFF, OR REMOVED.

Remedy

DEALER WILL MODIFY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BY REMOVING THE RELAY FROM THE POWER WINDOW SYSTEM TO PRECLUDE OPERATION OF THE WINDOWS WHEN THE IGNITION KEY IS NOT TURNED ON OR IS REMOVED ENTIRELY.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BMW 30 1973 10,613
BMW 30 1974 10,613
BMW 30 1976 10,613
BMW 530 1975 10,613
BMW 530 1976 10,613
BMW 530 1977 10,613
BMW 630 1977 10,613
BMW BAVARIA 1973 10,613
BMW BAVARIA 1974 10,613

Source: NHTSA Campaign 77V066000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.