Recall Detail

BMW / 528 / 1982

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 31385 Vehicale/Equipment Name: BMW
Recalled Component Id: 000003866000000608000000294 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: 528 Model Year: 1982
NHTSA Campaign Number: 82V010000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Manufacturer That Filed Report: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1981 End date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1982
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 3780
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 21 1982 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : BMW of North America, LLC Report Received Date: Jan, 28 1982
Record Creation date : Feb, 01 1982 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : On the involved vehicles, under a combination of low temperature conditions and a warmed up engine, water vapor in the warm air from the crankcase housing may condense and freeze after a period of steady state driving causing ice build up around the throttle plate. the ice might prevent the throttle plate from fully closing when the driver releases the accelerator pedal, causing a slower than normal deceleration rate and an increase of the idle speed. Consequence Summary:
Corrective Summary : Dealer will replace the existing throttle housing with a heated throttle housing at no cost to owner. Recall Notes: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: throttle control; throttle plate.consequences of defect: loss of vehicle speed control could result in loss ofvehicle control and an accident.
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