# Transport Canada recall 1985027

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1985027
- Manufacturer's number: 8527
- Reported: 1985\-03\-06
- Component: Electrical
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 181

## What is wrong

On certain motorcycles, a ground fault may occur in the stoplight switch located in the throttle twist grip housing causing a short circuit and allowing electrical current to flow through the throttle cable.  This could allow the cable's inner plastic sliding tube to overheat and soften or melt.  This could impair operation of the throttle cable and require increased effort to open and close the throttle with the twist grip.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1985 BMW K100](/makes/bmw/k100/1985/recalls.md)
- [1985 BMW K100RS](/makes/bmw/k-100-rs/1985/recalls.md)
- [1985 BMW K100RT](/makes/bmw/k-100-rt/1985/recalls.md)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/1985027](/v1/recalls/tc/1985027)

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