NHTSA campaign 05V172000
BMW Recall 05V-172: THROTTLE HOUSING
NHTSA recall 05V172000 was reported by BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC on April 27, 2005, with 500 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the BMW R1200 GS, BMW R 1200 RT and BMW R1200 ST for the 2005 model year. Owners were notified on May 10, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V172000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V172000 (also written 05V-172 or 05V172)
- Filed by
- BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 500 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V172000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
BMW
BMW R1200 GS
- 2005 · Vehicles built November 2, 2003 – March 3, 2005 (per NHTSA)
BMW R 1200 RT
- 2005 · Vehicles built October 10, 2004 – March 3, 2005 (per NHTSA)
BMW R1200 ST
- 2005 · Vehicles built December 1, 2004 – March 3, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V172000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, EXPOSURE OF THE THROTTLE HOUSING TO ROAD DEBRIS COULD FALL AND BECOME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE THROTTLE-BODY AND THE ENGINE BLOCK.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESTRICT MOVEMENT OF THE THROTTLE-CABLE PULLEY THAT, IN TURN, COULD AFFECT THROTTLE OPERATION AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer 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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V172000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.