Investigations
Blue Compass RV Open Recall Sale
NHTSA Audit Query AQ24003 — open, opened 2024-04-03.
NHTSA investigation AQ24003 is a Audit Query opened on 2024-04-03 and currently open. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 2024-04-03 — NHTSA updates that field whenever an Information Request goes out, a supplement is filed, or a status change is recorded in the public docket.
An Audit Query like AQ24003 is how NHTSA checks that manufacturers are meeting their statutory obligations — things like notifying owners, reporting foreign recalls, and tracking remedy completion rates under TREAD and FMVSS requirements.
Investigators summarized the matter as follows: "NHTSA is opening this Audit Query (AQ) to investigate Blue Compass RV dealerships for compliance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. The Safety Act requires, among other things, th..." Investigations are the early-warning layer of the federal auto-safety system, sitting upstream of formal recalls and defect orders. Whether this one closes without action or escalates into an Engineering Analysis, the full history stays in the ODI archive so researchers, litigators, and buyers can pull the paper trail at any time.
Investigation Summary
NHTSA is opening this Audit Query (AQ) to investigate Blue Compass RV dealerships for compliance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. The Safety Act requires, among other things, that a manufacturer notify its dealers of defects related to motor vehicle safety and noncompliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and, in turn, that a dealer not deliver a new vehicle subject to a recall unless the recall remedy has been performed. 49 U.S.C. § 30120(i). NHTSA is in receipt of information that indicates this dealer delivered at least one new vehicle to a first purchaser without having performed required recall repairs. The Vehicle Owner Questionnaire (VOQ) related to this investigation can be found on nhtsa.gov by searching ID number 11550993. Accordingly, we are opening this audit query to seek additional information concerning this issue.
About This Investigation Type
An Audit Query (AQ) is conducted to verify manufacturer compliance with safety standards and recall requirements.
Data from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Cross-references: NHTSA recall campaign API and NHTSA FARS where fatality records overlap. PlainCars does not rate or recommend vehicles. Learn more.
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