NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Preliminary Evaluation PE14-032: Motorcycle Stalling
- Closed
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened Preliminary Evaluation PE14-032 on October 29, 2014 and closed it on March 18, 2015. NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2011–2013 Honda CBR250R for it.
Updated daily from NHTSA's investigations file
Key facts
- NHTSA number
- PE14-032 (also written PE14032)
- 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 March 18, 2015
- Opened
- Closed
- Vehicle or equipment manufacturer
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Fuel Injection System
- Vehicles and equipment
- 2011–2013 Honda CBR250R
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NHTSA's summary
As NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation wrote it for Preliminary Evaluation PE14-032.
First produced on January 16, 2011, Honda's CBR250R entry-level motorcycle (the subject vehicle) remained in production until being replaced by the MY 2015 CBR300R.In May, 2011, Honda received its first complaint (a field report) concerning subject vehicle engine stalling while decelerating.
Honda began a root cause assessment and, in September, 2012, concluded the stalling was due to improperly adjusted engine exhaust and intake valves during engine assembly.
Production changes were made to address this issue.
The data indicate that subject vehicle engines built with insufficient valve clearances were being corrected during the 600-mile service per the owner's manual maintenance schedule which includes a valve clearance check and adjust.
All of the stalling events involved subject vehicles that had not yet had that service completed and most occurred shortly after purchase.
ODI's review of Honda's data shows a sharp decline in stalling reports:MY2011 - 48 reports / 43 received prior to October, 2012; MY2012 - 17 reports / 13 received prior to February, 2013; and MY2013 - 5 reports /4 received prior to November, 2013.
With the sharp decrease in complaints after February, 2013, no defect trend has been identified, therefore, this investigation is closed. The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at:http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID using the following complaint identification numbers: 10658684, 10585591, 10579375, 10523178, 10505549, 10480058, 10479757, 10470072, 10439045, 10436627
Vehicles and equipment listed for this investigation
NHTSA's investigations file lists these vehicles and equipment for Preliminary Evaluation PE14-032. 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.
Honda
All Honda 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 PE14-032
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.