NHTSA safety investigation
NHTSA Investigation PE02015
Preliminary Evaluation · Triumph Motorcycles America, Ltd. · SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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
MOTORCYCLE REAR BRAKE LINE PINCHING
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.
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
- PE02015
- Investigation type
- Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
- Status
- Closed
- Manufacturer
- Triumph Motorcycles America, Ltd.
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- Opened
- Feb 8, 2002
- Closed
- Jun 14, 2002
- Associated recall campaign
- None recorded
Vehicles named in this investigation
7 model years 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.