Component Description
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Manufacturer That Filed Defect/noncompliance Report
BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Begin Date Of Manufacturing
19840301
End Date Of Manufacturing
19860101
Vehicle, Equipment Or Tire Report
0
Potential Number Of Units Affected
9712
Date Owner Notified By MFR
19860729
Recall Initiator (MFR/OVSC/ODI)
MFR
Mfg
BMW of North America, LLC
Report Received Date
19860620
Record Creation Date
19860701
Regulation Part Number
Defect 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.
Consequence Summary
Corrective Summary
REPLACE THROTTLE CABLES, AS REQUIRED, MODIFYING TO ASSURE CABLES CANNOT BEND.
Recall Notes
SYSTEM: THROTTLE CABLE. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES.