NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Preliminary Evaluation PE03-033: CAM CHAIN TENSIONER (CCT)

Closed

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE03-033 on July 23, 2003 and closed it on November 13, 2003. NHTSA's investigations file lists the Suzuki GSXR600 and GSXR750 for it.

Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file

Key facts

NHTSA number: PE03-033 (also written PE03033)
Investigation type: Preliminary Evaluation The first stage of most defect investigations: NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation gathers basic information about a possible safety defect, including from the manufacturer.
Status: Closed November 13, 2003
Opened: July 23, 2003
Closed: November 13, 2003
Vehicle or equipment manufacturer: Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling
Vehicles and equipment: Suzuki GSXR600 and GSXR750

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NHTSA's summary

As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Preliminary Evaluation PE03-033.

SINCE OPENING THIS INVESTIGATION TO ASSESS THE SAFETY-RELATED PERFORMANCE OF SUZUKI'S REMEDY IN RECALL 99V-312, ODI HAS:CONTACTED AFFECTED OWNERS;DISCUSSED THE REMEDY'S PERFORMANCE WITH SUZUKI SERVICE DEPTS;OBTAINED AN OE CCT, AN ORIGINAL REMEDY CCT, AND A FINAL REMEDY CCT;AND REVIEWED SUZUKI'S RESPONSE TO OUR INFORMATION REQUEST.THE RECALL WAS LAUNCED ON MAY 20, 1999.

SHORTLY THEREAFTER SUZUKI RECEIVED REPORTS OF REMEDY CCT FAILURES, MOST INVOLVING CAM CHAIN NOISE.OF THE 141 REPORTS INVOLVING A REMEDY CCT FAILURE, SIX INVOLVED INCIDENTS OCCURING IN 2003, WITH APRIL 28, 2003 BEING THE MOST RECENT OCCURANCE.IN CALENDAR YEARS 2000-2002 THERE WERE 130 REPORTED REMEDY CCT FAILURES.OF THE 141 REPORTS, 113 INVOLVE CAM CHAIN NOISE AND 26 CONCERN CAM TIMING.THE LONE CRASH OCCURRED ON APRIL 25, 2001.

CURRENTLY, NO DEFECT TREND EXISTS WITH THE REMEDY CCTS.

Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation

NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE03-033. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to that page's NHTSA investigations section.

Suzuki

Suzuki GSXR600
- 1999, 2000
Suzuki GSXR750
- 1999, 2000

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What an NHTSA investigation is

NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) looks into possible safety defects in vehicles and equipment, often after owner complaints. An investigation usually starts as a Preliminary Evaluation, or as a Recall Query when it concerns whether an existing recall covers the right vehicles or fixes the problem, and ODI can upgrade it to a more detailed Engineering Analysis. A Defect Petition asks NHTSA to open an investigation, and Audit and Equipment Queries are administrative investigations into whether companies complied with federal vehicle safety requirements, such as reporting, recall and certification rules.

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Sources

NHTSA's investigation record for PE03-033

Investigation details come from NHTSA's investigations file, which try.vin imports once a day. The investigation types are described from the U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's May 2023 report on NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA's petition rules (49 CFR Parts 552 and 557) and NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation procedures. How try.vin reads NHTSA investigations.