Motorcycle sidestand roll-off

An NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation into Suzuki vehicles. Closed 9 February 2007.

Investigation
PE06043
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Opened
18 October 2006
Closed
9 February 2007

What NHTSA investigated

Odi opened this pe after receiving three allegations of parked motorcycle upset when it rolled off the sidestand.since opening we have:?interviewed the three owners filing a complaint with us;?inspected one complaint vehicle at the incident scene;?conducted subject vehicle parking stability testing in accordance with sae test procedure J1101 to assess its conformance with sae recommended practice, J1248, ?performance requirements for parking stability of motorcycles;? And?reviewed suzuki?s response to our information request.the subject vehicles conform to the sae J1248, sec. 3.3 ?minimum required roll off angle? Of 4 degrees when parked on the sidestand.given the small number of known failures and the subject vehicle?s conformance with sae J1248, no defect trend is identified at this time and the pe is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that no safety-related defect exists and we reserve the right to take further action if warranted.

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
SuzukiVZR18002006

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.