NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE00022
Preliminary Evaluation · AMERICAN SUNDIRO MOTORCYCLE · VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
An investigation is not a finding that a defect exists.
NHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
What NHTSA is examining
The agency's own description of the inquiry, quoted as published
FUEL TANK LEAK
ODI HAS RECEIVED TWO FUEL LEAK COMPLAINTS ON 1999 MODEL SUNDIRO MANTIS II SCOOTERS.BOTH OWNERS ALLEGE THAT THEY DISCOVERED THE FUEL TANK LEAK AFTER THE MOTORCYCLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT AND THAT THE TANKS WERE HALF EMPTYMORNING.FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCTE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD START A FIRE.
An investigation is a separate record from a recall and from a manufacturer communication. A manufacturer campaign to repair a safety defect or a failure to meet a federal safety standard.
Investigation details
Identifiers, dates and outcome as recorded by NHTSA
- Action number
- PE00022
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN SUNDIRO MOTORCYCLE
- Component
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
- Opened
- May 12, 2000
- Closed
- Sep 13, 2000
- Associated recall campaign
- 00V255000
Vehicles named in this investigation
1 model year across 1 model
Being named here means NHTSA included the vehicle in the scope of its inquiry. It is not a statement that these vehicles have a defect.