525: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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NHTSA Campaign Number:	91V029000
Vehicle/Equipment Make:	BMW
Vehicle/Equipment Model:	525
Model Year:	1991
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Manufacturer Component Description:	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Manufacturers Involved in Recall:	BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Manufacturered:	19900901 - 19901201
Type of Report:	V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire)
Potential Number of Units Affected:	5644
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:	19910708
Recall Initiated By:	19910708
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Report Received Date:	19910215
Record Creation Date:	19910228
Regulation Part Number:
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Defect Summary:	INSUFFICIENT AXIAL CLEARANCE EXISTS FOR THROTTLE VALVE, SHAFT, AND HOUSING DUE TO THE DIFFERENT THERMAL EXPANSION RATES OF THE SEPARATE PARTS WHEN VEHICLE REACHES NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS 40 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR LESS.
Consequence Summary:	THE LIMITED AXIAL CLEARANCE CAN CAUSE THE MOVEMENT OF THETHROTTLE VALVE TO BE IMPEDED, THE VALVE IS UNABLE TO CLOSE. THIS IMPEDANCE WOULDKEEP THE VEHICLE FROM DECELERATING AT THE USUAL RATE AFTER THE GAS PEDAL ISRELEASED; THIS COULD CAUSE UNEXPECTED MAINTENANCE OF SPEED AND AN ACCIDENT.
Corrective Summary:	INSPECT AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THROTTLE HOUSING IF INSUFFICIENT AXIAL CLEARANCE IS FOUND.

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