Preliminary Evaluation · Closed
HEADREST FAILURE
Action number
PE89090
Opened
Feb 17, 1989
Closed
Jun 26, 1989
Outcome
Closed without recall
Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
What NHTSA is examining
Summary: the inability to properly psition the headrest may result in anincrease in the frequency and severity of neck injury in rear end andother collisions.===
Vehicles under investigation
BMW 524BMW 528BMW 530BMW 533BMW 728BMW 733BMW 735
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.