American Wire Wheel defect petition DP10002
Wheel & Pulley Collapse. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened this defect petition about the wheels on 7 model years (2004–2010). Opened Feb 18, 2010, closed Dec 21, 2011 after 22 months without a recall. closed
What NHTSA says
Source: Office of Defects Investigation, as filedOn January 27, 2010 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was petitioned by Thomas M. Gisslen, that it conduct an ?investigation of certain products manufactured by Dayton Wheel Concepts, Inc. and that the agency issue an order requiring Dayton Wheel to remedy certain alleged design defects. In assessing the petitioner's claim that the subject Dayton products are defective, NHTSA reviewed all reasonably available information (including Dayton's responses to our information requests) to determine whether the products were failing in real-world use and, if so, how frequently. After conducting a comprehensive effort to uncover reports of Dayton wheel separation and/or collapse or motorcycle drive pulley failure, we found no such reports concerning Dayton wheels and one (from 2007) involving a drive pulley, the latter apparently resulting from improper installation. Based on that review, we found no evidence that a safety-related defect trend, related to the petitioner's allegations, currently exists. Therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize NHTSA's limited resources to best accomplish the agency's safety mission, the petition is denied. However, we will continue screening for related reports and will take further action if warranted.
A Defect Petition is a petition from a member of the public asking NHTSA to open a defect investigation; the agency grants or denies it and publishes the reasons. The summary is the agency’s own text from its investigation file, unedited; the opening and closing resumes with the full reasoning are on NHTSA’s site under this number.
What this means for an owner
Source: and what happens nextAn investigation is not a finding that a defect exists, and it puts no duty on anyone. NHTSA opens a Preliminary Evaluation when complaints and other reports suggest a condition worth asking the manufacturer about; it upgrades to an Engineering Analysis when the answers warrant testing; it closes either when it recommends a recall, when the manufacturer recalls on its own, or when no defect trend is found. The agency’s own goals are about four months for a petition, eight for a Preliminary Evaluation or a Recall Query and eighteen for an Engineering Analysis; many run longer.
This one closed without a recall. That means NHTSA found no defect trend it chose to act on at the time, or the manufacturer addressed the condition another way (a service campaign or a bulletin, which have their own pages). A closed file can be reopened if new reports arrive.
Model years it names
Source: as NHTSA filed themAlso named: 2004 American Wire Wheel BA Motorcycle Wheels; 2005 American Wire Wheel BA Motorcycle Wheels; 2006 American Wire Wheel BA Motorcycle Wheels; 2007 American Wire Wheel BA Motorcycle Wheels; 2008 American Wire Wheel BA Motorcycle Wheels; 2009 American Wire Wheel BA Motorcycle Wheels; 2010 American Wire Wheel BA Motorcycle Wheels.
A vehicle page’s investigation list carries the same action; a name here is the scope NHTSA opened, not a list of affected VINs.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationIs DP10002 a recall?
No. A defect petition is NHTSA asking questions, not a recall. A safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number and a duty to repair for free; this one closed without one. Whether one particular vehicle has an open recall is a VIN question at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is DP10002 still open?
No. It closed on Dec 21, 2011 without a recall.
Which vehicles does DP10002 cover?
NHTSA opened it on 7 model years: 2004 American Wire Wheel BA Motorcycle Wheels, 2005 American Wire Wheel BA Motorcycle Wheels, 2006 American Wire Wheel BA Motorcycle Wheels, 2007 American Wire Wheel BA Motorcycle Wheels, 2008 American Wire Wheel BA Motorcycle Wheels, 2009 American Wire Wheel BA Motorcycle Wheels and more. That is the scope of the inquiry, not a list of affected vehicles; a recall, if one follows, defines its own population by VIN.