{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1985027","date":"1985-03-06","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Electrical","summary":"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.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"8527","part_number":null,"units":181,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Circuit électrique","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Sur certaines motorcyclettes, une mise à la masse défectueuse peut se produire dans le contact du feu d'arrêt placé dans la poignée de commande des gaz et provoquer un court-circuit; le courant passe alors par le câble de commande des gaz. Cela peut entraîner la surchauffe le ramollissement et la fusion de la gaine dans laquelle glisse le câble et, par suite, un effort de plus en plus grand pour commander l'ouverture et la fermeture du papillon des gaz par rotation de la poignée."},"vehicles":[{"year":1985,"make":"BMW","model":"K100","vehicle_id":"1985_bmw_k100","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1985,"make":"BMW","model":"K100RS","vehicle_id":"1985_bmw_k-100-rs","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1985,"make":"BMW","model":"K100RT","vehicle_id":"1985_bmw_k-100-rt","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1985027"}