Investigations
RELOCATE FUEL RELAY
NHTSA SQ SQ97018 - closed, opened 1997-09-09.
NHTSA investigation SQ97018 is a SQ opened on 1997-09-09 and currently closed. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 1998-04-08 - NHTSA updates that field whenever an Information Request goes out, a supplement is filed, or a status change is recorded in the public docket.
Investigators summarized the matter as follows: "HOLIDAY RAMBLER ADMITS THAT THEY INADVERTENTLY POSITION THE FUEL RELAY IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE ENGINE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED AFTER REVIEWING CHASSIS BUILDER INFORMATION AND NOT THE RESULT OF COMPLAINTS. HOLIDAY RAMBLER P..." 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
HOLIDAY RAMBLER ADMITS THAT THEY INADVERTENTLY POSITION THE FUEL RELAY IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE ENGINE. THIS WAS DISCOVERED AFTER REVIEWING CHASSIS BUILDER INFORMATION AND NOT THE RESULT OF COMPLAINTS. HOLIDAY RAMBLER PURPORTS THAT THEIR RECORDS INDICATE MOST OF THE MOTOR HOMES AFFECTED MAY STILL BE AT THEIR DEALERS. THIS WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE ABSENCE OF COMPLAINTS OR WARRANTY CLAIMS. HOLIDAY RAMBLER WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL TO RELOCATE THE FUEL RELAY TO THE FRAME STRUT OF THE FIREWALL. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
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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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