Investigations
IMPROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE EMER BRAKE
NHTSA SQ SQ99019 — open, opened 1999-06-29.
NHTSA investigation SQ99019 is a SQ opened on 1999-06-29 and currently open. The subject is tracked inside the Office of Defects Investigation queue. Latest activity on this investigation was logged on 1999-06-29 — 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: "ON APRIL 7, 1999, LEISURE TRAVEL VANS ISSUED A CANADIAN SAFETY RECALL FOR 1996-1997 LEISURE FREEDOM WIDE BODY VANS. A PROTECTIVE SHIELD WAS NOT MODIFIED IN THE APPROPRIATE MANNER AND CAN IMPEDE THE PARKING BRAKE BRACKET...." 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 APRIL 7, 1999, LEISURE TRAVEL VANS ISSUED A CANADIAN SAFETY RECALL FOR 1996-1997 LEISURE FREEDOM WIDE BODY VANS. A PROTECTIVE SHIELD WAS NOT MODIFIED IN THE APPROPRIATE MANNER AND CAN IMPEDE THE PARKING BRAKE BRACKET. THIS INVESTIGATION IS OPENED TO ACQUIRE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE POPULATION, PROBLEM EXPERIENCE, AND THE REASONING FOR LEISURE TO NOT CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL FOR THESE VEHICLES IN THE UNITED STATES.
About This Investigation Type
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. Learn more.
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