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NHTSA Recall Query RQ08007 - closed, opened 2008-11-26.
NHTSA investigation RQ08007 is a Recall Query opened on 2008-11-26 and currently closed. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 2009-01-08 - 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 Recall Query like RQ08007 evaluates whether a previously issued recall is actually fixing the problem. NHTSA opens an RQ when owners continue to report the original defect after the recall remedy is installed, or when completion rates fall short of the agency's expectations for that risk tier.
Investigators summarized the matter as follows: "WE OPENED THIS RQ TO EXPLORE BIG BEAR CHOPPER'S RATIONALE FOR LIMITING THE SCOPE OF SAFETY RECALL 08V-129 TO ONLY "CHOPPER" VERSIONS OF THE REFERENCED MODELS RATHER THAN ALSO INCLUDING THE "PRO-STREET" VERSIONS. SUBSEQUE..." 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
WE OPENED THIS RQ TO EXPLORE BIG BEAR CHOPPER'S RATIONALE FOR LIMITING THE SCOPE OF SAFETY RECALL 08V-129 TO ONLY "CHOPPER" VERSIONS OF THE REFERENCED MODELS RATHER THAN ALSO INCLUDING THE "PRO-STREET" VERSIONS. SUBSEQUENTLY, ON DECEMBER 30, 2008, BBC DECIDED TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THE SAFETY RECALL TO INCLUDE THE PRO-STREET VERSIONS OF THE MY 2004-05 "DEVIL'S ADVOCATE", "'SLED", AND "VENOM" MODELS. WITH BBC'S DECISION, IN LIEU OF RESPONDING TO ODI'S INFORMATION REQUEST, THIS RQ IS CLOSED.
About This Investigation Type
A Recall Query (RQ) evaluates the effectiveness of a previously issued recall. NHTSA opens an RQ when consumer complaints suggest that a recall remedy may not be adequately addressing the safety issue, or when the recall completion rate appears insufficient.
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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