Investigations
MOTORCYCLE REAR BRAKE LINE PINCHING
NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE02015 - closed, opened 2002-02-08.
NHTSA investigation PE02015 is a Preliminary Evaluation opened on 2002-02-08 and currently closed. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 2002-06-14 - NHTSA updates that field whenever an Information Request goes out, a supplement is filed, or a status change is recorded in the public docket.
A Preliminary Evaluation like PE02015 is the entry point of the federal defect-investigation process. NHTSA engineers scan complaint databases, field reports, and manufacturer data to decide whether an Engineering Analysis is warranted, whether a voluntary recall is already sufficient, or whether the pattern does not rise to a defect finding.
Investigators summarized the matter as follows: "THE OWNER OF A 2001 TRIUMPH TROPHY 1200 MOTORCYCLE CONTACTED ODI TO REPORT ALLEGED PINCHING/ABRADING OF THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER HYDRAULIC LINE BY A SADDLEBAG (LUGGAGE) CARRIER BOLT DURING SUSPENSION MOVEMENT. BECAUSE ODI..." Investigations are the early-warning layer of the federal auto-safety system, sitting upstream of formal recalls and defect orders. Whether this one closes without action or escalates into an Engineering Analysis, the full history stays in the ODI archive so researchers, litigators, and buyers can pull the paper trail at any time.
Investigation Summary
THE OWNER OF A 2001 TRIUMPH TROPHY 1200 MOTORCYCLE CONTACTED ODI TO REPORT ALLEGED PINCHING/ABRADING OF THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER HYDRAULIC LINE BY A SADDLEBAG (LUGGAGE) CARRIER BOLT DURING SUSPENSION MOVEMENT. BECAUSE ODI RECEIVES FEW COMPLAINTS FROM MOTORCYCLE OWNERS WE ARE OPENING THIS PE, PROMPTED BY THIS LONE REPROT, TO ASCERTAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE'S FREQUENCY/SEVERITY. SINCE 1996, WHEN IT WAS FIRST IMPORTED, TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES, LTD. (TRIUMPH) HAS RECEIVED NO COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE ALLEGED FAILURE. A CHECK WITH LOCAL DEALERS INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM REPORTED WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH NO TRENDING INDICATED.
About This Investigation Type
A Preliminary Evaluation (PE) is the first phase of NHTSA's investigation process. It is opened when the agency identifies a potential safety defect pattern, usually triggered by consumer complaints, manufacturer reports, or field monitoring. During a PE, NHTSA gathers information to determine whether a formal engineering analysis is warranted.
Data from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Cross-references: NHTSA recall campaign API and NHTSA FARS where fatality records overlap. PlainCars does not rate or recommend vehicles. about how PlainCars sources NHTSA data.
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