Vehicle recall 86V080000 · June 20, 1986
BMW K100 and K75
Throttle cable may have been damaged during installation resulting in a bend or a kink or chafing and fraying of the braided wire cable.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- 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.
- Remedy
- Replace throttle cables, as required, modifying to assure cables cannot bend.
- Notes
- System: throttle cable. Vehicle description: motorcycles.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 86V080000
- Reported to NHTSA
- June 20, 1986
- Filed by
- BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
- Owner notification
- July 29, 1986
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 9,712
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Vehicle speed control
Vehicles covered
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