Hyosung recall query RQ10001
Handlebar Separation. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened this recall query about the steering wheel/handle bar on 1 model year (2007). Opened Jan 25, 2010, closed May 10, 2010 after 3 months without a recall. closed
What NHTSA says
Source: Office of Defects Investigation, as filedIn February 2007, Hyosung launched recall 07V-015 addressing fractures of handlebar fasteners on MY 2006 GV650 model motorcycles. In some instances, the handlebar could then separate from the front fork. ODI received a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire (VOQ) alleging a MY 2007 Hyosung GV650 had the same issue, i.e., fractured handlebar retaining bolts. To explore the adequacy of Hyosung?s recall scope, we opened this Recall Query (RQ).Since opening, we interviewed Hyosung dealer service personnel, continued monitoring related web-forums and media, and reviewed Hyosung's response to our information request. Currently, we are only aware of the incident prompting this RQ and, consequently find no defect trend exists justifying expanding the scope of 07V-015 to include the 2007 model year GV650's.Therefore, this Preliminary Evaluation is closed. We will continue to monitor these motorcycles for any changes in the complaint trends.
A Recall Query is a look at a recall that already exists — whether its remedy works, whether it reached every vehicle it should have, whether the manufacturer met its obligations. 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 is closed. A recall query ends with NHTSA’s finding on the recall it examined — the remedy stands, is widened, or a new campaign follows; the file names the recall it concerned and NHTSA’s closing resume carries the reasoning.
Model years it names
Source: as NHTSA filed themAlso named: 2007 Hyosung GV650.
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 RQ10001 a recall?
No. A recall query 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 RQ10001 still open?
No. It closed on May 10, 2010 without a recall.
Which vehicles does RQ10001 cover?
NHTSA opened it on 1 model year: 2007 Hyosung GV650. That is the scope of the inquiry, not a list of affected vehicles; a recall, if one follows, defines its own population by VIN.