NHTSA Recall 86V080000

NHTSA Campaign Id 86V080000; Date: Jun. 20, 1986

Recalled Vehicles:

1985 BMW K100;  1986 BMW K100;  1986 BMW K75

Component: Vehicle Speed Control

Manufactured by: Bayerische Motoren Werke

Affected Units:: 9,712

Recall Summary:

Throttle cable may have been damaged during installation resulting in a bend or a kink or chafing and fraying of the braided wire cable. Consequence of defect: throttle operation could be impaired requiring increased effort to open and close the throttle, resulting in loss of throttle control which may lead to an accident.

How to Fix:

Replace throttle cables, as required, modifying to assure cables cannot bend.

Recall Notes:

System: throttle cable. Vehicle description: motorcycles.

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Jul 29, 1986

Also see:

All recalls of BMW vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.