Investigations
WHEELS CRACKING AND BREAKING
NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE05030 - closed, opened 2005-06-09.
NHTSA investigation PE05030 is a Preliminary Evaluation opened on 2005-06-09 and currently closed. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 2005-09-14 - NHTSA updates that field whenever an Information Request goes out, a supplement is filed, or a status change is recorded in the public docket.
A Preliminary Evaluation like PE05030 is the entry point of the federal defect-investigation process. NHTSA engineers scan complaint databases, field reports, and manufacturer data to decide whether an Engineering Analysis is warranted, whether a voluntary recall is already sufficient, or whether the pattern does not rise to a defect finding.
Investigators summarized the matter as follows: "CARRIAGE, INC. HAS FILED DEFECT NOTICE 05V-400 PERTAINING TO DEFECTS FOUND IN CERTAIN 16" CHROME PLATED STEEL WHEELS THAT WERE INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BETWEEN MARCH 2005 AND JULY 2005 IN 86 MODEL YEAR 2005 CAMEO..." 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
CARRIAGE, INC. HAS FILED DEFECT NOTICE 05V-400 PERTAINING TO DEFECTS FOUND IN CERTAIN 16" CHROME PLATED STEEL WHEELS THAT WERE INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BETWEEN MARCH 2005 AND JULY 2005 IN 86 MODEL YEAR 2005 CAMEO FIFTH WHEEL RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND 19 WHEELS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT PARTS (TO SERVICE 13 VEHICLES) DURING THIS SAME PERIOD. TREDIT TIRE, CARRIAGE INC.'S SUPPLIER OF TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES, HAD INVESTIGATED THE REASON(S) FOR THE CRACKED AND BROKEN WHEELS, DETERMINED THE CAUSE(S), AND NOTIFIED CARRIAGE, INC. OF THEIR FINDINGS ON AUGUST 30, 2005. IN THE COURSE OF INVESTIGATION PE05-030, CARRIAGE, INC. HAS INFORMED ODI THAT SOME WHEELS INSTALLED IN MODEL YEAR 2003 AND 2004 CAMEO AND CARRI-LITE VEHICLES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED CRACKED, BROKEN, AND/OR LEAKING. THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT CURRENTLY ADDRESSED BY CAMPAIGN 05V-400. ACCORDINGLY, ODI WILL EXAMINE THE ISSUE OF THOSE WHEELS INSTALLED IN CARRIAGE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO MARCH 2005 AND NOT CURRENTLY ADDRESSED BY CAMPAIGN O5V-400 AND TAKE ACTION, IF APPROPRIATE.
About This Investigation Type
A Preliminary Evaluation (PE) is the first phase of NHTSA's investigation process. It is opened when the agency identifies a potential safety defect pattern, usually triggered by consumer complaints, manufacturer reports, or field monitoring. During a PE, NHTSA gathers information to determine whether a formal engineering analysis is warranted.
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. about how PlainCars sources NHTSA data.
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