Investigations
Front brake malfunction - Motorcycle
NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE14007 - closed, opened 2014-03-20.
NHTSA investigation PE14007 is a Preliminary Evaluation opened on 2014-03-20 and currently closed. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 2014-05-08 - 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 PE14007 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 Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) was contacted by a municipal fleet manager responsible for 49 GO-4 three-wheeled parking enforcement vehicles (subject vehicles). The fleet manager informed ODI of the possibilit..." 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 Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) was contacted by a municipal fleet manager responsible for 49 GO-4 three-wheeled parking enforcement vehicles (subject vehicles). The fleet manager informed ODI of the possibility of front brake pad ejection from the brake caliper on the subject vehicles. Further, the fleet manager provided ODI with a copy of a Technical Service Bulletin (TSB ID: 10055374) that outlined a pad, rotor and brake caliper spacer replacement campaign. On the basis of his information, ODI opened this Preliminary Evaluation (PE) to investigate alleged front brake failure due to worn brake pad ejection. Shortly after opening this PE, Westward Industries decided to address the problem with a Safety Recall, 14V-210. Based on this action by the manufacturer, this investigation is closed. The ODI report cited above can be viewed at: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID using complaint number 10566532 and TSB number 10055374.
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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