NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE05-032: FUEL LEAKS
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE05-032 on June 15, 2005 and closed it on November 7, 2005. NHTSA's investigations file lists 4 Aprilia models for it and links recall 05V-506 to it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- PE05-032 (also written PE05032)
- 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 7, 2005
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- Aprilia USA, Inc.
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Recall linked by NHTSA
- 05V-506: FUEL LINE QUICK CONNECTORS, reported
- Vehicles and equipment
- 4 Aprilia models, including the ETV 1000 Caponord and RST 1000
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Preliminary Evaluation PE05-032.
AFTER OPENING THIS INVESTIGATION TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ALLEGED FUEL LEAKS FROM THE FUEL LINE QUICK CONNECTOR ON RST 1000 FUTURA MODEL MOTORCYCLES,ODI MET WITH COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES.DURING THE MEETING IT WAS AGREED THAT APRILIA WOULD CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL TO ADDRESS THE LEAKING FUEL LINE CONNECTORS.ADDITIONALLY, THEY REVEALED THEIR DISCOVERY OF AN IDENTICAL ISSUE (REQUIRING A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT REMEDY PART) INVOLVING THE MODEL YEAR 2002- 2004 ETV 1000 CAPONORD MODEL MOTORCYCLES. AFTER FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE RECALL ON THE FUTURA MODEL WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE CAPONORD.WITH APRILIA'S RECALL OF THESE MODELS, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE05-032. 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.
Aprilia
Aprilia ETV 1000 Caponord
- 2002, 2003, 2004
Aprilia RST 1000
Aprilia RST 1000 Futura
Aprilia RST Futura
- 2001
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.
An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.
To see whether a specific vehicle has an open recall, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Sources
NHTSA's investigation record for PE05-032
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.