Investigations
STABILIZER BAR SEPARATION
NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE88011 - closed, opened 1988-01-13.
NHTSA investigation PE88011 is a Preliminary Evaluation opened on 1988-01-13 and currently closed. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 1988-02-23 - 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 PE88011 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: "SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER: FLEETWOOD HAS NO OTHER REPORTSOF STABILIZER PROBLEMS AND STATES THAT GENERAL MOTORS ADVISED THEM THATTHEY HAVE ONLY 9 REPORTS OVER A 2 YEAR PERIOD INVOLVING 37,000 P-30 CHASSISVE..." 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
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER: FLEETWOOD HAS NO OTHER REPORTSOF STABILIZER PROBLEMS AND STATES THAT GENERAL MOTORS ADVISED THEM THATTHEY HAVE ONLY 9 REPORTS OVER A 2 YEAR PERIOD INVOLVING 37,000 P-30 CHASSISVEHICLES. FLEETWOOD REPORTS THAT IT DOES NOT MODIFY THE STABILIZER BARATTACHMENT AND THAT THE STABILIZER BAR MOUNTING IS BOLTED, NOTED RIVETED ASREPORTED BY THE CONSUMER. FLEETWOOD DOES NOT WARRANT THE STABILIZER BARATTACHMENT.ANALYSIS: THE PROBLEM THE OWNER IS HAVING WITH HIS STABILIZER BAR MOUNTINGAPPEARS TO BE PECULIAR TO HIS VEHICLE AND NOT A TREND. THE OWNERREPORTS THAT THE BOLTS USED TO REPLACE THE RIVETS CONTINUALLY COME LOOSERESULTING IN SOME VEHICLE INSTABILITY DUE TO THE HIGH CENTER OF GRAVITY ANDAXLE ROLL CENTERS OF THE MOTORHOME.STATUS: RECOMMEND CLOSING THIS PE. #===
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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