NHTSA Campaign 05V172000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA campaign 05V172000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the engine and engine cooling. The repair is free.
BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed the report for 05V172000 with NHTSA on April 27, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V172000, NHTSA lists up to 500 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 10, 2004 and March 3, 2005.
The 05V172000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V172000 were scheduled from May 10, 2005, 13 days after the report.
05V172000 covers 3 models from BMW, model years 2005.
Owners of the model years 05V172000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the engine and engine cooling, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 05V172000 vehicles, the 2005 BMW R1200 Rt has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V172000 ranks 46 of 72 BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 05V172000, BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 12 other recalls on the engine and engine cooling on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, EXPOSURE OF THE THROTTLE HOUSING TO ROAD DEBRIS COULD FALL AND BECOME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE THROTTLE-BODY AND THE ENGINE BLOCK.
- The risk
- THIS COULD RESTRICT MOVEMENT OF THE THROTTLE-CABLE PULLEY THAT, IN TURN, COULD AFFECT THROTTLE OPERATION AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSTALL A COVER OVER THE THROTTLE-CABLE PULLEY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 10, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.
Reported April 27, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V172000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V172000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: April 27, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted