NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE06-044: FUEL TANK LEAKS
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE06-044 on October 19, 2006 and closed it on January 17, 2007. NHTSA's investigations file lists 3 Kawasaki models for it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- PE06-044 (also written PE06044)
- 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 January 17, 2007
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A.
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly
- Vehicles and equipment
- 3 Kawasaki models, including the EX250F6F and EX250F18
A recall appears here only when NHTSA's investigations file links one to the investigation; NHTSA's summary or record can name others.
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Preliminary Evaluation PE06-044.
ODI OPENED THIS INVESTIGATION BASED SOLELY ON A NUMBER OF KAWASAKI FIELD REPORTS CONCERNING AN ALLEGED FUEL TANK LEAK ON MY 2004-06 EX250 ?NINJA? MOTORCYCLES.THESE REPORTS WERE SUBMITTED UNDER NHTSA?S ?EARLY WARNING REPORTING(EWR) REQUIREMENTS AND CONSISTENTLY MENTIONED THE TANK LEAKING FUEL WHEN IT WAS PUNCTURED BY A FAIRING RETAINING SCREW DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY.SUBSEQUENTLY, KAWASAKI DECIDED TO RECALL THE MOTORCYCLES AND CORRECT THE CONDITION.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE06-044. 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.
Kawasaki
All Kawasaki recallsWhat 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 PE06-044
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.