NHTSA defect investigation · Recall Query

Hitachi Cable America recall query RQ23001

Certification, Recall Scope, Timeliness. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened this recall query about the unknown or other. Opened Mar 22, 2023 and still open — 3.5 years so far, against NHTSA’s goal of eight months for a recall query. open

RQ23001 at nhtsa.gov →Every investigation on file →

What NHTSA says

Source: Office of Defects Investigation, as filed

On July 27, 2022, Hitachi Cable America Inc. (HCA), now known as Proterial Cable America, Inc. (PCA), filed a Part 573 Noncompliance Information Report (recall report) and amended its filing four times and as recently as November 16, 2022 (Recall No. 22E-061).HCA's recall report recalled 5,972,187 brake hose assemblies sold as original equipment, service parts, or customization kits for use in motorcycles manufactured by Harley-Davidson, Inc. based on a noncompliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 106, Brake hoses. Harley-Davidson, Inc. also subsequently filed a corresponding recall on August 9, 2022 (Recall No. 22V-608).HCA's recall report described the noncompliances for the population of brake hose assemblies as consisting of various performance noncompliances: whip, water absorption whip, brake fluid compatibility, and high temperature impulse test. In its July 27, 2022 recall report, HCA initially limited the recall population to an unspecified number of hoses manufactured between May 2, 2022 and July 16, 2022. On October 18, 2022, HCA expanded the recall to include over 5.9 million brake hose assemblies manufactured since February 28, 2007. The chronology HCA submitted with its recall report includes information on repeated test failures. This RQ will investigate the timeliness of HCA's brake hose assembly recall and HCA's compliance with reporting requirements. The RQ will also investigate the scope of the recall due to HCA supplying potentially similar parts to numerous manufacturers. Noncompliant brake hose assemblies can lead to loss of brake function on a vehicle, and consequently, a vehicle crash. HCA and Harley-Davidson have filed petitions asserting that the noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety, which remain pending. The RQ will also investigate HCA's basis for certifying the brake hose assemblies as compliant with FMVSS 106.

Stage Recall Query — NHTSA works to complete one within eight months Opened Mar 22, 2023 Closed still open Manufacturer Proterial Cable America, Inc. Components Unknown Or Other

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 next

An 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 open. Nothing is owed on the vehicle today; if it becomes a recall, owners are written to and the repair is free. The moment to know is the day the campaign number appears — Recall Watch checks each VIN against every new NHTSA campaign and emails you when one lands, or take a free one-line alert by model year.

Model years it names

Source: as NHTSA filed them

NHTSA filed this action against Proterial Cable America, Inc. without naming a model year — an equipment or manufacturer-level query.

Common questions

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Is RQ23001 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 has not produced one. Whether one particular vehicle has an open recall is a VIN question at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Is RQ23001 still open?

Yes, as of NHTSA’s latest file: opened Mar 22, 2023, 3.5 years ago.

Which vehicles does RQ23001 cover?

NHTSA filed it against Proterial Cable America, Inc. without naming a model year.

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