The defect
ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, UNDER A COMBINATION OF LOW TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS AND A WARMED UP ENGINE, WATER VAPOR IN THE WARM AIR FROM THE CRANKCASE HOUSING MAY CONDENSE AND FREEZE AFTER A PERIOD OF STEADY STATE DRIVING CAUSING ICE BUILD UP AROUND THE THROTTLE PLATE. THE ICE MIGHT PREVENT THE THROTTLE PLATE FROM FULLY CLOSING WHEN THE DRIVER RELEASES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING A SLOWER THAN NORMAL DECELERATION RATE AND AN INCREASE OF THE IDLE SPEED.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING THROTTLE HOUSING WITH A HEATED THROTTLE HOUSING AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| BMW 528 | 1982 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMW 528 | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1982
8 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the vehicle speed control; BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE filed 145 campaigns in all.
| 82V119000 7 Dec 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V087000 16 Sept 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V060000 8 Jun 1982 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 82V037000 21 Apr 1982 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 82V034000 14 Apr 1982 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 82V027000 26 Mar 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V006000 22 Jan 1982 | DE LOREAN MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982