NHTSA recall 05V172000

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Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	05V172000
Manufacturer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Reported	2005-04-27
Owners notified	2005-05-10
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Units potentially affected	500

What is wrong

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, EXPOSURE OF THE THROTTLE HOUSING TO ROAD DEBRIS COULD FALL AND BECOME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE THROTTLE-BODY AND THE ENGINE BLOCK.

What can happen

THIS COULD RESTRICT MOVEMENT OF THE THROTTLE-CABLE PULLEY THAT, IN TURN, COULD AFFECT THROTTLE OPERATION AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

The remedy

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.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2005 BMW R 1200 ST	Built 2004-12-01 to 2005-03-03.
2005 BMW R1200 GS	Built 2003-11-02 to 2005-03-03.
2005 BMW R1200 RT	Built 2004-10-10 to 2005-03-03.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

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