60Affected configurations shown410,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE THE THROTTLE VALVE TO REMAIN PARTIALLY OPEN. IT HIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE CAR MIGHT NOT DECELERATE AS EXPECTED INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SPRING STEEL CLIP ON THE OUTER TUBE OF EACH CABLE IN THE AREA OF THE ADJUSTING SCREW AND PLASTIC BUSHING. THE CLIP IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE OUTER TUBE FROM DISLODGING FROM THE BUSHING.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 97V131000
1997 BMW 840CIOpen vehicle record →1997 BMW Z3Open vehicle record →1997 BMW 318ICOpen vehicle record →1997 BMW 740IOpen vehicle record →1997 BMW M3Open vehicle record →1997 BMW 318IOpen vehicle record →1997 BMW 318ISOpen vehicle record →1997 BMW 318TIOpen vehicle record →1996 BMW 840CIOpen vehicle record →1996 BMW 318ICOpen vehicle record →1996 BMW M3Open vehicle record →1996 BMW 740IOpen vehicle record →1996 BMW Z3Open vehicle record →1996 BMW 318IOpen vehicle record →1996 BMW 318TIOpen vehicle record →1996 BMW 318ISOpen vehicle record →1995 BMW 840CIOpen vehicle record →1995 BMW 325IOpen vehicle record →1995 BMW M3Open vehicle record →1995 BMW 525IOpen vehicle record →1995 BMW 318ICOpen vehicle record →1995 BMW 740IOpen vehicle record →1995 BMW 318IOpen vehicle record →1995 BMW 318TIOpen vehicle record →1995 BMW 530IOpen vehicle record →1995 BMW 530ITOpen vehicle record →1995 BMW 540IOpen vehicle record →1995 BMW 325ISOpen vehicle record →1995 BMW 318ISOpen vehicle record →1995 BMW 325ICOpen vehicle record →1995 BMW 525ITOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 325IOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 540IOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 840CIOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 525IOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 325ISOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 530IOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 530ITOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 525ITOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 740IOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 325ICOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 318IOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 318ISOpen vehicle record →1994 BMW 318ICOpen vehicle record →1993 BMW 325IOpen vehicle record →1993 BMW 525IOpen vehicle record →1993 BMW 325ISOpen vehicle record →1993 BMW 525ITOpen vehicle record →1993 BMW 740IOpen vehicle record →1993 BMW 318IOpen vehicle record →1993 BMW 318ISOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 325IOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 325ISOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 525IOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 525ITOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 318IOpen vehicle record →1992 BMW 318ISOpen vehicle record →1991 BMW 525IOpen vehicle record →1990 BMW 525IOpen vehicle record →1989 BMW 525IOpen vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.