NHTSA recall 86V080000
Vehicle speed control
BMW K100 and 1 more
Reported Jun 20, 19869,712 vehicles affectedBAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKEBuilt Mar 1, 1984 – Jan 1, 1986
The defect
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.
The remedy
Replace throttle cables, as required, modifying to assure cables cannot bend.