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NHTSA Recall Query RQ99014 - closed, opened 1999-06-16.
NHTSA investigation RQ99014 is a Recall Query opened on 1999-06-16 and currently closed. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 1999-11-19 - 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 RQ99014 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: "ON AUGUST 16, 1995, HOLIDAY RAMBLER CONDUCTED A SAFETY RECALL , 95V-154, ON 783 1994-95 35-FOOT AND 1995 31-FOOT ALUMA-LITE TRAILERS. THESE TRAILERS HAVE A FRESH WATER TANK AND A STORAGE COMPARTMENT AT THE REAR OF THE UN..." 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
ON AUGUST 16, 1995, HOLIDAY RAMBLER CONDUCTED A SAFETY RECALL , 95V-154, ON 783 1994-95 35-FOOT AND 1995 31-FOOT ALUMA-LITE TRAILERS. THESE TRAILERS HAVE A FRESH WATER TANK AND A STORAGE COMPARTMENT AT THE REAR OF THE UNIT THAT CAN POTENTIALLY BE OVERLOADED. AS A RESULT, THESE TRAILERS CAN EXHIBIT REDUCED STABILITY WHILE BEING TOWED. THE REMEDY INVOLVED (1) PLACEMENT OF A LABEL ON THE STORAGE COMPARTMENT AT THE REAR OF ALL TRAVEL TRAILER MODELS INDICATING THE MAXIMUM STORAGE WEIGHT CAPACITY, (2) RELOCATING THE FRESH WATER TANK FROM THE REAR OF THE TRAVEL TRAILER TO AN AREA ABOVE THE SUSPENSION ON THE 1995 31CFS AND 1994 35CSSO; AND (3) INSTALLATION OF A HENSLEY ARROW HITCH ON THE 1994 35CSSO AND 1995 35WCS TRAVEL TRAILERS. HOLIDAY RAMBLER BEGAN OWNER NOTIFICATION ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1995. ODI HAS RECEIVED 2 COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF 1996 MODEL 31-FOOT ALUMA-LITE TRAILERS ALLEGING THE TRAILER LOST STABILITY WHILE BEING TOWED. THE PURPOSE OF THE RQ IS TO INVESTIGATE THE SCOPE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RECALL.
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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