1986 BMW K100 Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 86V080000 on 06/30/1986
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control
- Manufactured:
- 02/29/1984 - 12/31/1985
- Affected:
- 9,712
- 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.
- Correction:
- Replace throttle cables, as required, modifying to assure cables cannot bend.
- Notes:
- System: throttle cable. vehicle description: motorcycles.
- Campaign:
- 87V193000 on 01/06/1988
- Component:
- Suspension:rear
- Manufactured:
- 09/30/1985 - 02/28/1987
- Affected:
- 4,687
- Defect:
- Lower part of spring/damper unit eyelet, which attaches to the rear drive unit, could crack.
- Consequence:
- In extreme cases, spring damper could detach from reardrive allowing rear of motorcycle to drop onto rear tire, causing drag on tireand unstable handling.
- Correction:
- Replace eyelet with a strengthened one.
- Notes:
- System: rear spring/damper unit.vehicle description: motorcycles
1986 BMW K100 TSB
- Bulletin:
- SB-00-021-07
- Component:
- 090000 fuel system, other
- Summary:
- Bmw motorcycle: engine fuels containing ethanol. bmw motorrad has no objection to the use of si engine fuels containing up to a maximum of 10% ethanol and imposes no warranty restrictions. ethanol mixtures in proportions higher than 10%
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