NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE08-043: MOTORCYCLE STALLING
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE08-043 on July 17, 2008 and closed it on August 8, 2008. NHTSA's investigations file lists 22 Harley-Davidson models for it and links recall 08V-357 to it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- PE08-043 (also written PE08043)
- 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 August 8, 2008
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- Harley-Davidson Motor Company
- Components
- Fuel System, Gasoline; Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery
- Recall linked by NHTSA
- 08V-357: FUEL FILTER SHELL/DELPHI POWERTRAIN, reported
- Vehicles and equipment
- 22 Harley-Davidson models, including the Flhr and Flhrc
NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Preliminary Evaluation PE08-043.
THE SUBJECT FUEL FILTER HOUSING (P/N 62229-08) CRACKS, RESULTING IN SUDDEN ENGINE STALL DUE TO UNREGULATED FUEL PRESSURE.HARLEY-DAVIDSON HAS MODIFIED THE HOUSING WITH A NEW PART NUMBER 62229-08A.SHORTLY AFTER OPENING THIS PE, ODI RECEIVED HARLEY'S DEFECT NOTIFICATION INDICATING THAT THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WERE BEING RECALLED TO INSTALL THE NEW FUEL FILTER HOUSING.WITH THAT RECALL, RECEIVED PRIOR TO RELEASE OF OUR INFORMATION REQUEST, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONCLUDED.
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE08-043. 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.
Harley-Davidson
Harley-Davidson Flhr
Harley-Davidson Flhrc
Harley-Davidson Flht
Harley-Davidson Flhtc
Harley-Davidson Flhtcu
Harley-Davidson Flhx
Harley-Davidson Fljr
- 2008
Harley-Davidson Flstc
Harley-Davidson Flstf
Harley-Davidson Flstn
Harley-Davidson Flstsb
Harley-Davidson Fltr
Harley-Davidson Fxcw
- 2008
Harley-Davidson Fxcwc
- 2008
Harley-Davidson FXD
Harley-Davidson Fxdb
Harley-Davidson Fxdc
Harley-Davidson Fxdf
Harley-Davidson Fxdl
Harley-Davidson Fxdwg
Harley-Davidson Fxstb
Harley-Davidson Fxstc
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 PE08-043
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.